beholden
/bɪˈhəʊld(ə)n
/adjective [predicative]
Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don’t like to be beholden to anybody...
- They are keeping the poorer nations exactly where they want them: beholden to their patrons.
- Equipment vendors are often beholden to investors that expect a return on investment.
- They're going to be beholden to folks who are paying for their travel.
Synonyms
indebted, obligated, under an obligation, obliged, bound, duty-bound, honour-bound;
owing a debt of gratitude, grateful, thankful, appreciative;
in someone's debt, owing someone thanks
Origin
Late Middle English: archaic past participle of behold, in the otherwise unrecorded sense 'bound'.