bounden

/'baundən/

Thân thiện

It is my bounden duty to help those in need.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Morally obligatory; required by duty or moral law: Describes something that one is strictly bound or obliged to do, often from a sense of moral or ethical responsibility. This is an archaic or formal term.

Usage

• The word bounden is almost exclusively used in formal, literary, or legal contexts. It is most commonly found in the fixed phrase "bounden duty." It is not used in modern everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • It is my bounden duty to report this crime to the authorities.
  • He felt a bounden obligation to help his family in their time of need.
  • As a citizen, you have a bounden responsibility to vote.

Advanced Usage

• "bounden duty": A duty one is morally compelled to fulfill.
  • The knight considered it his bounden duty to protect the weak.

Variants and Related Words

• Bound (verb, adjective): The past participle of "bind," meaning tied or obligated. Bounden is an archaic past participle form.
• Obligation (noun): Something one is bound to do.
• Duty (noun): A moral or legal obligation.

Synonyms

• Obligatory
• Compulsory
• Imperative
• Incumbent (as in "it is incumbent upon me")

Antonyms

• Optional
• Voluntary
• Discretionary

Notes

• Bounden is considered an archaic term. In contemporary English, words like obligatory, required, or simply duty are used instead. The phrase "bounden duty" survives as a fixed expression, often used for rhetorical or solemn emphasis.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. morally obligatory
   • my bounden duty