Obedience (noun)
The quality of being obedient.
“Obedience is essential in any army.”
Obedience (noun)
The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
Obedience (noun)
A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
Obedience (noun)
Any official position under an abbot’s jurisdiction.
Obeyance (noun)
obedience
Obeyance (noun)
abeyance
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