Obedient : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Obedient	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obedient adj dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke Antonym(s): disobedient
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obedient \Obe"dient\, a. [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p. pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See {Obey}.] 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.