owe obedience

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

To have a duty or obligation to be obedient to someone.

obedienceVERB + NOUN

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owe

Examples (10)

  • All clergy owed obedience to their superior.
  • Citizens owe obedience to the laws of their country.
  • Soldiers owe unconditional obedience to their commanding officers.
  • Children are taught to owe obedience to their parents.
  • The vassal owed obedience to his lord in feudal times.
  • She felt she owed obedience to the traditions of her ancestors.
  • Do employees always owe obedience to every directive from management?
  • Historically, subjects owed obedience to the monarch.
  • The new members owe obedience to the club's rules.
  • A good disciple owes obedience to their spiritual master.