Bounden
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 past participle of bind. archaic, form-of, participle, past, rare, transitive
- 2 past participle of bind.; To be obliged; to be under a duty or obligation (to do something). archaic, intransitive, rare, specifically, transitive
"I am much bounden to your Maieſty."
- 1 Now chiefly in "bounden duty": made obligatory; binding. dated
"And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […]"
- 2 Bound. obsolete
"...and that the world should owe thanke therof to you, to whom my husband the authour of it was for good receyued of you, most dutiefully bounden."
- 1 morally obligatory wordnet
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More examples"And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […]"
Etymology
From bound + -en, the archaic past participle of bind.
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