imperative vs obedient

imperative

adj
  • Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables. 

  • Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive. 

  • Essential; crucial; extremely important. 

  • Of, or relating to the imperative mood. 

noun
  • A verb in imperative mood. 

  • The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive. 

  • An essential action, a must: something which is imperative. 

obedient

adj
  • Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority. 

noun
  • One who obeys. 

How often have the words imperative and obedient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )