Obedience /(?)/

O·be·di·ence

Obedience

n.
  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.
    Government must compel the obedience of individuals.
    — Ames.
  2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
  3. 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. (Eccl.)

Phrases & Compounds
Canonical obedience
See under Canonical.
Passive obedience
See under Passive.