O‐be″di‐ent (?), 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.