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obe·di·ent Listen to audio/oʊˈbi:dijənt/ adjective
[more obedient; most obedient] : willing to do what someone tells you to do or to follow a law, rule, etc. : willing to obey
obedient to the law an obedient child/dogopposite disobedient
— obe·di·ence Listen to audio /oʊˈbi:dijəns/ noun [noncount]
blind/unquestioning obedience Students are expected to act in obedience to the rules of the school. [=are expected to obey the rules of the school] He's been taking his dog to obedience classes/school/training.
— obe·di·ent·ly adverb
The children stood obediently in line.

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