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