c. 1400, obduracioun, "hard-heartedness; defiant impenitence," from Late Latin obdurationem (nominative obduratio) "a hardening," noun of state from past-participle stem of Latin obdurare "harden, render hard; be hard or hardened" (see obdurate).
Obadiah
obambulation
obbligato
obduracy
obdurate
obduration
obeah
obedience
obedient
obediently
obeisance