Obedientia
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat.) Obedience; submission. In old records. A kind of rent. Cowell.
In the canon law. An office, or the administration of an office. Id.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An office or the administration of it; a kind of rent; submission; obedience.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
l. I. Obedience; submission; a kind of rent Obedientia est legis essentia: obedience is the essence of law.
In the canon law. An office, or the administration of an offica
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An office, or the admin- Obedientia est legis essentia. 11 Coke, 100. Obedience is the essence of law.