bounden

• Adjetivo arcaico que significa 'obligatorio' o 'exigido por el deber', usado hoy casi exclusivamente en la expresión fija 'bounden duty' (deber sagrado).

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.

   obligatorio moralmente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbindingcompulsoryimperativeincumbentmandatorymoralobligatoryrequired