bounden

• Adjectif vieilli signifiant « obligatoire » ou « exigé par le devoir », utilisé de nos jours presque exclusivement dans l'expression figée « bounden duty » (devoir sacré).

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.

   Obligation morale

   • 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.

   Synonymesbindingcompulsoryimperativeincumbentmandatorymoralobligatoryrequired