American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. — New York, Thomas Whittaker. William James Miller, M.A., B.D.. 1901.
bounden duty — index allegiance, burden, liability, responsibility (accountability) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
a bounden duty — a/your bounden ˈduty idiom (old fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored • He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew. • We have a bo … Useful english dictionary
your bounden duty — a/your bounden ˈduty idiom (old fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored • He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew. • We have a bo … Useful english dictionary
a (or one's) bounden duty — an obligatory responsibility. → bounden … English new terms dictionary
a bounden duty — ► a bounden duty an obligatory responsibility. Main Entry: ↑bounden … English terms dictionary
one's bounden duty — a responsibility regarded as obligatory the Pastor believed that it was his bounden duty to keep them on the right path … Useful english dictionary
Bounden — Bound en, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.] [1913 Webster] 1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden. [1913 Webster] This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bounden — archaic past participle of BIND(Cf. ↑bind). ● a bounden duty Cf. ↑a bounden duty … English terms dictionary
bounden — survives only in the somewhat dated and affected phrase bounden duty … Modern English usage
bounden — [boun′dən] adj. [old pp. of BIND] 1. Archaic held under obligation; indebted 2. that one is bound by; obligatory [one s bounden duty] … English World dictionary
