Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Obedient /ōb-ēd'-ē-ənt/ · O·be·di·ent · IPA /əˈbidiənt/ 01 a. Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. 1. Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. “And floating straight, obedient to the stream.” — Shak. “The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command.” — Pope. Syn. Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.