honor-bound

[ on-er-bound ]
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adjective
  1. bound by or placed under the obligation of honor: She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.

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How to use honor-bound in a sentence

  • The commodore, however, felt that he was in honor bound to send the two young men back to their homes; and did so.

    Historic Adventures | Rupert S. Holland
  • Until now he had forgotten the compact made with her, and which he was in honor bound to keep.

  • But as I had set up for myself I felt in honor bound meanwhile to earn my own living.

    Marse Henry (Vol. 1) | Henry Watterson

Other Idioms and Phrases with honor-bound

honor-bound

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's. Also see on one's honor.

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