dutiful vs obedient

dutiful

adj
  • Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint. 

  • Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty. 

obedient

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

noun
  • One who obeys. 

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