An act of willingly carrying out the wishes of others

• observance

  1. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) The rule governing a religious order.
  3. The act or practice of observing, or keeping, a law, duty, custom, rule, etc.

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  1. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) The rule governing a religious order.
  3. The act or practice of observing, or keeping, a law, duty, custom, rule, etc.

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• obedience

  1. The act of obeying.
  2. The state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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  1. The act of obeying.
  2. The state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others

• tractableness

  1. The state of being tractable; tractability.

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  1. The state of being tractable; tractability.

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• tractability

  1. The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

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  1. The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

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• submissiveness

  1. The state or quality of being submissive.

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  1. The state or quality of being submissive.

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• submission

  1. The act of submitting something to another for decision, consideration, etc.
  2. The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
  3. (Law) An agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

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  1. The act of submitting something to another for decision, consideration, etc.
  2. The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
  3. (Law) An agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

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• obedience

  1. The act of obeying.
  2. The state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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  1. The act of obeying.
  2. The state, fact, or an instance of obeying, or a willingness to obey; submission
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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• deference

  1. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
  2. Submission or courteous respect given to another, often in recognition of authority.
  3. Courteous regard or respect

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  1. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
  2. Submission or courteous respect given to another, often in recognition of authority.
  3. Courteous regard or respect

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• compliancy

  1. Compliance.
  2. The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance

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  1. Compliance.
  2. The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance

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• amenableness

  1. The state or quality of being amenable.

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  1. The state or quality of being amenable.

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• amenability

  1. The state or quality of being amenable.

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  1. The state or quality of being amenable.

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• acquiescence

  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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