Obedient
(adjective)
- Ready to obey; willing to comply with commands or wishes.
- Submissive to the authority or will of another; dutiful.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, or from latin obedient- "obeying", from the verb obedire (see obey).
Examples:
- The dog was obedient and followed all of its owner's commands.
- He was always obedient to his parents' wishes.
- The children were obedient and well-behaved.
- She was an obedient wife and always did as her husband asked.
- The soldiers were obedient to their commanding officer.