Webster's English Dictionary

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obedience

obe.di.ence \o--'be-d-e--*n(t)s, *-\ n 1a: an act or instance of obeying  
   1b: the quality or state of being obedient  2: a sphere of jurisdiction; 
   esp : an ecclesiastical or sometimes s ecular dominion 3: a usu. written 
   injunction from a religious superior to one of the congre gation