indebtmentn.
/ɪnˈdɛtmənt/ rare.
The state of being indebted; indebtedness.
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the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > debt of gratitude
obligement1611
endearment1628
obligation1632
indebtment1646
indebtedness1647
obligedness1656
fealty1867
on1946
1646 Bp. J. Hall Balme of Gilead 219 Feare thou a worse prison if thou wilt needs wilfully live and die in a just indebtment, when thou maist be at once free, and honest.
1813 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 198 It is, at the same time, a salutary curb on the spirit of war and indebtment.
1815 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 254 I feel my portion of indebtment to the reverend author.
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 71 The work of one to whom we love to be indebted, and still more to proclaim our indebtment.
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