Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] E. Hall.
DISOBEISANT
Dis`o*bei"sant, a. Etym: [F. désobéissant.]
Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISOBEY
Dis`o*bey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disobeying.] Etym: [F. désobéir; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + obéir. See
Obey, and cf. Disobedient.]
Defn: Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. Not to disobey her lord's behest. Tennyson.
DISOBEY
Dis`o*bey", v. i.
Defn: To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be
disobedient.
He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.
DISOBEYER
Dis`o*bey"er, n.
Defn: One who disobeys.
DISOBLIGATION
Dis*ob`li*ga"tion, n.