bounden

[ boun-duhn ]
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adjective
  1. obligatory; compulsory: one's bounden duty.

  2. Archaic. under obligation; obliged; beholden.

Origin of bounden

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, variant of bound1

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British Dictionary definitions for bounden

bounden

/ (ˈbaʊndən) /


adjective
  1. morally obligatory (archaic except in the phrase bounden duty)

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