bounden (redirected from bounden duty)

bound·en  (boundn)

adj.

1. Obligatory: their bounden duty.

2. Archaic Being under obligation; obliged.

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[Middle English, past participle of binden, to bind, from Old English bindan; see bind.]

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bounden [ˈbaʊndən]

adj

morally obligatory (archaic except in the phrase bounden duty)

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bounden - morally obligatory; "my bounden duty" obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

Translations

bounden (o.f.) [ˈbaʊndən] ADJ bounden duty → obligación f ineludible

bounden

adj bounden duty (old, liter) → Pflicht und Schuldigkeit f (geh)