† oˈbeyand,a.north.Obs. [The pr.pple. of obey v., treated as identical with obeyant.] Obeying, obedient. c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) iii. 9 Þai er noȝt obeyand to þe kirke of Rome.Ibid. xvii. 78 Til hir þai er all obeyand.1450–70Golagros & Gaw. 1217 Now wil I be obeyand.