the state or quality of being obedient.

the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance

Military service demands obedience from its members.

a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, esp. ecclesiastical.

Chiefly Ecclesiastical .

conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, esp. on the part of one who has vowed such conformance.

the rule or authority that exacts such conformance.

noun

bad behavior , disobedience , misbehavior , mischief , mutiny , rebellion

noun

accordance , acquiescence , agreement , compliance , conformability , conformity , deference , docility , duteousness , dutifulness , duty , manageability , meekness , observance , orderliness , quietness , respect , reverence , servility , submission , subservience , tameness , tractability , willingness , amenability , amenableness , compliancy , submissiveness , tractableness