Obligation or indebtedness for a benefit or kindness received; (by extension) a kindness, favour, or service. Now chiefly Scottish and Irish English…

An obligation of gratitude, a bond of attachment. Cf. endear, v. 6b. Obsolete.

The fact or condition of being indebted to a person for a benefit or service received; a debt of gratitude.

The state of being indebted; indebtedness.

The condition of being under obligation for services, etc., rendered.

The condition or fact of being obliged.

transferred and figurative.

Originally (in feudal Japan): a sense of deep gratitude and obligation felt towards one's parents, teachers, and superiors. Now (in present-day…