Definition: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
Usage: a dutiful child; a dutiful citizen; Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife;
Similar words: obedient
Definition: dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Usage: an obedient soldier; obedient children; a little man obedient to his wife; the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened- Edmund Burke