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He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew.
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We have a bounden duty to respond to this call for help.
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a bounden duty — a/your bounden ˈduty idiom (old fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored • He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew. • We have a bo … Useful english dictionary
bounden — bound|en [ˈbaundən] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of BIND1] your bounden duty old use something that you should do because it is morally correct … Dictionary of contemporary English
bounden — boun|den [ baundən ] adjective VERY FORMAL your bounden duty is something you have to do, because you believe it is right … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bounden — adjective your bounden duty old fashioned something that you should do because it is morally correct … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bounden — UK [ˈbaʊndən] / US adjective very formal your bounden duty is something that you have to do, because you believe it is right … English dictionary
Bounden — Bound en, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.] [1913 Webster] 1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden. [1913 Webster] This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ … Collocations dictionary
duty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Requisite service Nouns 1. duty, moral obligation, accountability, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty; call of duty; allegiance, fealty, tie; engagement, promise; part, function, calling,… … English dictionary for students
Church Maintenance — • The proper support of church edifices and church institutions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Church Maintenance Church Maintenance … Catholic encyclopedia
On Educating African American Women (1827) — ▪ Primary Source Freedom s Journal, the first African American newspaper, served not only as a forum for the abolitionist (abolitionism) sentiments of educated African Americans but also as an official sounding board for the average African … Universalium
