unobedience

English

Etymology

From Middle English unobedience. Equivalent to un- +‎ obedience or unobedient +‎ -ence.

Noun

unobedience (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, now rare or nonstandard) Disobedience.

References

• “unobedience, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2014.
• “unobedience”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• unobediens

Adjective

unobedience

1. disobedience
   • c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume IV, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Hebrews II:2-3, page 482, column 2:

     For if the ilke word that was seid bi aungels, was maad sad, and ech brekyng of the lawe and vnobedience took iust retribucioun of meede, hou schulen we ascape, if we despisen so greet an heelthe?

     For if that word that was said by angels, was made firm, and each breaking of the law and unobedience took just retribution of meed, how shall we escape, if we despise so great a health?

References

• “unobēdience, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.