obedient

 
Pronunciation: /əˈbiːdɪənt/

adjective

  • complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority: she was totally obedient to him

Phrases

your obedient servant

dated a formula used to end a letter.

Derivatives

obediently

adverb

Origin:

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

Spelling help

The ending of obedient is spelled -ent.