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ˈbaʊn dənbound·en

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boundenadjective

    morally obligatory

    "my bounden duty"

Wiktionary

  1. boundenadjective

    Under an obligation; obliged (to do something)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bounden

    participle passive of bind.

    Hereafter, in a better world than this,
    I shall desire more love and knowledge of you. ——
    —— I rest much bounden to you: fare you well. William Shakespeare.

    We also most humbly besought him to accept of us as his true servants, by as just a right as ever men on earth were bounden. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

    To be careful for a provision of all necessaries for ourselves, and those who depend on us, is a bounden duty. John Rogers.

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  1. bounden

    Bounden is an adjective that refers to being under a moral or legal obligation; obligatory; required. It is often used in formal or old-fashioned context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bounden

    of Bind

  2. Bounden

    bound; fastened by bonds

  3. Bounden

    under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden

  4. Bounden

    made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bounden

    bownd′n, adj. binding: required: obligatory. [From Bind.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bounden in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bounden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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