bounden

Example Sentences

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“There is a bounden duty on the government to provide basic amenities to the citizens of the country.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

Egil said: ”Tis but my bounden duty, lady, for the sake of Arinbjorn thy kinsman that I go, if Fridgeir thinks this any help to him.’

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

These pages feature a number of unusual words and phrases – "exposed", "leauened", "imitator", "ouerseen", "most bounden" – most of which are unfamiliar to Jonson or his contemporaries, but which are familiar to Florio.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013

Any editorial writer or Washington columnist, thundering away anonymously at his typewriter and exuding no charisma at all, feels it his bounden duty to have firm views about inflation, Iran, energy and Israel.

From Time Magazine Archive

They consider it no less than their bounden duty to bring back a larger fish than last year.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques