Meanings
plural obediencies
- countableuncountableObedience, the quality of being obedient.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:obediency.
1 more example
The second group, although probably relieved to a large extent from domestic work due to their economic capability to hire domestic service, is particularly affected by the fact that the rule of woman's obediency to men does not apply only to marriage and the family, […]
1985, Myriam Díaz-Diocaretz, Iris M. Zavala, Women, feminist identity, and society in the 1980's: selected papers, page 71Synonyms: obedience, obedientness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounObedience, the quality of being obedient.
Translations
German Gehorsamkeit, Gehorsam
- Gehorsamkeitbeing obedient
- Gehorsambeing obedient
- Folgsamkeitbeing obedient
Norwegian adlydenhet, lydighet
- adlydenhetbeing obedient
- lydighetbeing obedient
Cite this entry
obediency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obediency
“obediency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obediency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obediency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obediency.
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