| 单词 | to be holden |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be holden ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > be bound by moral or legal tie [verb (intransitive)] shrive1338 to be boundc1360 to be holdena1375 to be obliged1398 oblige1548 obligate1955 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 317 To þis man & his meke wif most y am holde. c1450 (a1393) J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Harl. 3490) iii. 374 Whereof to him in speciall above all other I am most holde. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 28 We be moche holden to you. ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Avijv Greatly am I now holdyn vnto the. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 9 Apr. (1972) VII. 95 So we..turned back, being holden to the gentleman. < as lemmas |
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