Obedient and Proper

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Obedient adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.

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Proper and obedient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Obedient".

Nearby Words: obedience, obediently

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Obedient and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obedient" instead an adjective "Proper".

Nearby Words: property, properly

This is encapsulated in the song "Honor to Us All", which lays out what that period thought the proper jobs for women should be, mainly getting a good marriage and being "calm, obedient, and work fast-paced".

Source: Stay in the Kitchen
She starts out the play as a proper young lady, obedient to her father, even when he tells her she must end her relationship with Prince Hamlet, which means a lot to her.

Source: The Ophelia
Catherine Parr, who again was everything her predecessor was not (bookish, serene, twice-widowed, proper, obedient, quiet, and almost scary-smart) was the sixth and last wife.

Source: Useful Notes / The House of Tudor

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