obey

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Obeyed p. pr. & vb. n. Obeying. ] [ OE. obeyen, F. obéir, fr. L. obedire, oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See Audible, and cf. Obeisance. ] 1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

Was she the God, that her thou didst obey? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by. [ 1913 Webster ]

My will obeyed his will. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Afric and India shall his power obey. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm. [ 1913 Webster ]