Obedient
Pronunciation : O*be"di*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p.pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.]
Definition : Defn: Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. And floating straight, obedient to the stream. Shak. The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command. Pope.
Syn. -- Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913