bounden+duty

  • 21bounden — [ baʊnd(ə)n] archaic past participle of bind. Phrases a (or one s) bounden duty an obligatory responsibility …

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  • 22bounden — adjective your bounden duty old fashioned something that you should do because it is morally correct …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23bounden — UK [ˈbaʊndən] / US adjective very formal your bounden duty is something that you have to do, because you believe it is right …

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  • 24bounden — bound•en [[t]ˈbaʊn dən[/t]] adj. 1) obligatory; compulsory: one s bounden duty[/ex] 2) archaic under obligation; obliged • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME …

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  • 25bounden — /ˈbaʊndən/ (say bownduhn) adjective morally obligatory (only in the phrase bounden duty). {variant of bound1; originally past participle of bind} …

  • 26bounden — adj. archaic obligatory. Phrases and idioms: bounden duty solemn responsibility. Etymology: archaic past part. of BIND …

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  • 27Bounden — Bind Bind, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to… …

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  • 28bounden — adj. Bounden is used with these nouns: ↑duty …

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  • 29responsibility — Duty; bounden duty. Obligation; liability. Crockett v Barre, 66 Vt 269, 272, 29 A 147 …

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  • 30Civil allegiance — is the theory of duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen, as defined by Roman Catholicism. [CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03794b.htm|title=Civil Allegiance] The word allegiance is a… …

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