DUTEOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

Example:

Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife

Synonyms:

duteous; dutiful

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

obedient (dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority)

Derivation:

duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons)

duty (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force)