[ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority
(e.g: a docile and obedient dog)


Phrases:
- your obedient servant

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’, from the verb oboedire (see obey)