† boundantadj.
Obsolete.
1. Obligatory.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective]
fastOE
faithfula1500
obligatory1502
obligatoriousa1555
astrictivea1575
bounded1586
debt-bound1588
obliged1594
obligative1596
Stygian1608
obligator1609
binding1611
imperative1621
obligant1624
ligatory1625
obliging1638
obstrictive1642
boundant1649
self-binding1685
hard1935
1649 T. Fuller Just Mans Funeral 23 It is..the boundant dutie of..pious people.
2. Obliged.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] > bound or under obligation
indebted?c1225
boundena1400
owingc1400
debtfulc1425
belast1441
beholdena1450
worthy1469
obligate?a1475
subjectc1480
bound1488
debt-bounda1522
obstrict1527
addicted1535
oughting1567
devinct1573
bounded1586
obliged1596
affineda1616
boundant1654
guilty1700
obligated1740
behoven1880
duty-bound1908
due1913
1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶4 Your Ladyships boundant Orator, Thomas Fuller.
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