Etymology

inobedient

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Today it means: Not obedient; disobedient. Full definition →

Middle English inobedient ← Old French inobedient ← Latin inoboediens
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  1. Latin · derived frominoboediens“not obedient”
  2. Old French · derived frominobedient
  3. Middle English · inherited frominobedient
  4. English todayinobedient

From Middle English inobedient, from Old French inobedient, from Latin inoboediens (“not obedient”), present participle of inoboedire (“to disobey”). Compare French inobedient. See obedient.

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