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 Obedience \O*be"di*ence\, n. [F. ob['e]dience, L. obedientia,
   oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf. {Obeisance}.]
   1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient;
      compliance with that which is required by authority;
      subjection to rightful restraint or control.
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            Government must compel the obedience of individuals.
                                                  --Ames.
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   2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority;
      dutifulness. --Shak.
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   3. (Eccl.)
      (a) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman
          Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who
          submit to the authority of the pope.
      (b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by
          a prior.
      (c) One of the three monastic vows. --Shipley.
      (d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order
          or congregation to a subject.
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   {Canonical obedience}. See under {Canonical}.

   {Passive obedience}. See under {Passive}.
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