Obedient
[oh-bee-dee-uh nt] /oʊˈbi di ənt/
adjective
1.
or willing to ; complying with or submissive to authority:
an obedient son.
/əˈbiːdɪənt/
adjective
1.
obeying or willing to obey
adj.
c.1200, from Old French obedient “obedient” (11c.), from Latin oboedientem (nominative oboediens), present participle of oboedire “to obey” (see obey). Related: Obediently.
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