bounden

• Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее 'обязательный' или 'требуемый по долгу', в настоящее время используется почти исключительно в устойчивом выражении 'bounden duty' (священный долг).

An archaic adjective meaning 'obligatory' or 'required by duty', now used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 'bounden duty'.

1. Morally obligatoryC2formalbritish

   Describes a duty or responsibility that is morally binding or required.

   Морально обязательный

   • It is our bounden duty to help those in need.
   • He considered it his bounden obligation to protect his family.
   • The knight felt a bounden responsibility to serve his king.

   Synonymsbindingcompulsoryimperativeincumbentmandatorymoralobligatoryrequired