Obedience(n.)
- The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
Obedience(n.)
- Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
Obedience(n.)
- A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.
Obedience(n.)
- A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.