obligern.

Brit.

/əˈblʌɪdʒə/, U.S.

/əˈblaɪdʒər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < oblige v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier obligee n., obligor n.

1. A person who binds another to the performance of a contract, law, or duty; a person who imposes obligation. Also (occasionally): a person to whom another is bound; = obligee n. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows

swearerc1380

beheterc1384

behighterc1475

promiserc1475

vower1546

votary1548

avower?1555

bearer1579

obligee1590

jurora1593

vow-fellow1598

vow-maker1598

stipulator1611

votist1613

plightera1616

voter1621

obligatora1625

obliger1633

promissor1644

promisor1665

sponsor1677

pledger1768

sanctioner1846

pledgee1924

oath-keepera1973

1633 H. Wotton Let. 13 Feb. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 337 It is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle interpreter, which is so noble an obliger.

1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 16 Universally..all obligations are determinable at the Will of the Obliger.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ii. §13. 27 I call him the Obliger to whom any one is tyed, and the Obliged him who is tyed.

1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 175 If the Covenanter thinketh and supposeth one thing and the Obliger another, the Covenant is no more valid then [etc.].

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 45 Obligation, in general, necessarily implies an Obliger.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Prose Wks. (1888) II. 197 There can be no obligation without an obliger.

1895 Edinb. Rev. July 219 Obligation implies at least two terms—the obliged and the obliger.

1990 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 899 478/1 Appellants' rebuttal evidence consisted of Mr. Smith's testimony regarding the identities of the borrower and the obliger involved in the transaction.

a. A person who does a service or kindness. Cf. obligee n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person

well-willing1340

good doerc1400

well-doerc1400

sootc1430

well-willer1443

benefeterc1449

benevoler?1488

benefactor1532

good-willera1541

well-wisher?1576

ministering angel1592

well-meaner1597

angel1598

obliger1634

Samaritan1640

well-woulder1643

obligator1798

benevolist1825

living doll1961

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 111 You are so gracious an obliger, that it doth even augment the value of your bounty.

a1689 A. Behn Land of Love (1717) 71 I kiss, and bathe her stiff'ning Face with Tears, Press it to mine, as cold and pale as her's. Thou soft Obliger! of thy Sex the best!

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. ii. 14 Shall it be said, that fear makes us more gentle obligers than love?

1772 G. Cockings Benevolence & Gratitude 42 Th' obliger, and oblig'd, alone can know This sweet complacence! and this grateful glow!

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxiii. 188 If you wish to please, you will find it wiser to receive—solicit even—favours, than accord them; for the vanity of the obliger is always flattered—that of the obligee rarely.

1893 K. Grahame Pagan Ess. 69 Some unfortunate allusion shall pain the delicate feelings of the obliger.

b. euphemistic. A person who ‘obliges’ another domestically; a charwoman. See oblige v. 9d.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > servant who lives out > charwoman

charwoman1596

schorerc1638

femme de ménage1826

char1906

daily1933

obliger1941

Mrs Mop1948

1941 S. Gibbons Rich House iv. 43 During Mrs. Williams's thirty years of housekeeping, that voice had addressed some forty-three maids, helps, dailies and chars, not to mention various obligers and outworkers.

1959 T. Girtin Unnatural Break 107 I thought that it was a bit odd the tea-things not being cleared away. I mean that looks as if they hadn't got an obliger.

1960 P. Coleridge Running Footsteps 63 I was agreeably surprised to be confronted by an elderly obliger, trailing a floor-mop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obliger
释义	obligern. Brit. /əˈblʌɪdʒə/, U.S. /əˈblaɪdʒər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < oblige v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier obligee n., obligor n. 1. A person who binds another to the performance of a contract, law, or duty; a person who imposes obligation. Also (occasionally): a person to whom another is bound; = obligee n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows swearerc1380 beheterc1384 behighterc1475 promiserc1475 vower1546 votary1548 avower?1555 bearer1579 obligee1590 jurora1593 vow-fellow1598 vow-maker1598 stipulator1611 votist1613 plightera1616 voter1621 obligatora1625 obliger1633 promissor1644 promisor1665 sponsor1677 pledger1768 sanctioner1846 pledgee1924 oath-keepera1973 1633 H. Wotton Let. 13 Feb. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 337 It is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle interpreter, which is so noble an obliger. 1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 16 Universally..all obligations are determinable at the Will of the Obliger. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ii. §13. 27 I call him the Obliger to whom any one is tyed, and the Obliged him who is tyed. 1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 175 If the Covenanter thinketh and supposeth one thing and the Obliger another, the Covenant is no more valid then [etc.]. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 45 Obligation, in general, necessarily implies an Obliger. a1822 P. B. Shelley Prose Wks. (1888) II. 197 There can be no obligation without an obliger. 1895 Edinb. Rev. July 219 Obligation implies at least two terms—the obliged and the obliger. 1990 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 899 478/1 Appellants' rebuttal evidence consisted of Mr. Smith's testimony regarding the identities of the borrower and the obliger involved in the transaction. 2. a. A person who does a service or kindness. Cf. obligee n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person well-willing1340 good doerc1400 well-doerc1400 sootc1430 well-willer1443 benefeterc1449 benevoler?1488 benefactor1532 good-willera1541 well-wisher?1576 ministering angel1592 well-meaner1597 angel1598 obliger1634 Samaritan1640 well-woulder1643 obligator1798 benevolist1825 living doll1961 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 111 You are so gracious an obliger, that it doth even augment the value of your bounty. a1689 A. Behn Land of Love (1717) 71 I kiss, and bathe her stiff'ning Face with Tears, Press it to mine, as cold and pale as her's. Thou soft Obliger! of thy Sex the best! 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. ii. 14 Shall it be said, that fear makes us more gentle obligers than love? 1772 G. Cockings Benevolence & Gratitude 42 Th' obliger, and oblig'd, alone can know This sweet complacence! and this grateful glow! 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxiii. 188 If you wish to please, you will find it wiser to receive—solicit even—favours, than accord them; for the vanity of the obliger is always flattered—that of the obligee rarely. 1893 K. Grahame Pagan Ess. 69 Some unfortunate allusion shall pain the delicate feelings of the obliger. b. euphemistic. A person who ‘obliges’ another domestically; a charwoman. See oblige v. 9d. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > servant who lives out > charwoman charwoman1596 schorerc1638 femme de ménage1826 char1906 daily1933 obliger1941 Mrs Mop1948 1941 S. Gibbons Rich House iv. 43 During Mrs. Williams's thirty years of housekeeping, that voice had addressed some forty-three maids, helps, dailies and chars, not to mention various obligers and outworkers. 1959 T. Girtin Unnatural Break 107 I thought that it was a bit odd the tea-things not being cleared away. I mean that looks as if they hadn't got an obliger. 1960 P. Coleridge Running Footsteps 63 I was agreeably surprised to be confronted by an elderly obliger, trailing a floor-mop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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