"obediency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obediencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obediency (countable and uncountable, plural obediencies)
  1. Obedience, the quality of being obedient. Wikipedia link: obedience Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: obedience, obedientness Translations (being obedient): adlydenhet [masculine] (Norwegian), lydighet [masculine] (Norwegian)

Inflected forms

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