Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being obedient.
- (countable, uncountable) The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
- (countable, uncountable) A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
- (countable, uncountable) Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English obedience, from Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native Old English hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.
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