bounden
obligatory; compulsory: one's bounden duty.
Archaic. under obligation; obliged; beholden.
Origin of bounden
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How to use bounden in a sentence
Hakon swore fealty to the King, and likewise to afford him such service as he was bounden to give him.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonMan's bounden duty is everywhere and in all things to forward the progress of humanity, which is written in God's law.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingBut now I must ask you a painful question; but it is your bounden duty to answer it without reserve.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys | Lewis HoughIt is the bounden duty of those who live together to cultivate the sunny side of life.
How to be Happy Though Married | E. J. Hardy.In fact I am beginning to ask whether it be not my bounden duty to stop corresponding with my friends altogether.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 | William James
British Dictionary definitions for bounden
/ (ˈbaʊndən) /
morally obligatory (archaic except in the phrase bounden duty)
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