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obligatory

[ uh-blig-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ob-li-guh- ]
/ əˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə- /
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adjective

required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
incumbent or compulsory (usually followed by on or upon): duties obligatory on all.
imposing moral or legal obligation; binding: an obligatory promise.
creating or recording an obligation, as a document.

Words related to obligatory

mandatory, unavoidable, imperative, requisite, compulsory, binding, enforced, imperious, necessary, coercive

Words nearby obligatory

obligation, obligational, obligational authority, obligative, obligato, obligatory, oblige, obligee, obligement, obliging, obligor

Origin of obligatory

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin obligātōrius binding, equivalent to Latin obligā(re) to bind (see obligate) + -tōrius -tory1

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British Dictionary definitions for obligatory

obligatory
/ (ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc
of the nature of or constituting an obligation

Derived forms of obligatory

obligatorily, adverb
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