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Definition of bounden adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bounden

adjective
 
/ˈbaʊndən/
 
/ˈbaʊndən/
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a/your bounden duty
  1. (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 bounden duty to respond to this call for help.
    Topics Permission and obligationc2
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