(adj) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect, Syn. duteous, Example:a dutiful child; a dutiful citizen; Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife
a. 1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.