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Meanings of bounden in English

Bounden.

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Usage of bounden in English
1
It was my bounden duty to inform Mr. Pettifer of the situation.
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2
To an anomalous species of terror I found him a bounden slave.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
3
My bounden hope was gratified; yet what do I benefit by that?
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
4
This is the bounden duty, the moral obligation of the miners, Handique said.
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5
The condition of this recognizance is such, that if the above bounden R.F.
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6
The men shoved forth the bounden wood, the men upon the journey they desired.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
7
Be comforted; it is your bounden duty to be comforted.
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8
Indeed, I felt it my bounden duty to warn Mrs. Molyneux on the subject.
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9
Lady Capel is at the death-point, and to her requests I am first bounden.
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10
This is your bounden duty, and you had better see to it at once.
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11
I am quite at your service, as it is my bounden duty to be.
For Woman's Love
12
It is our altruistic, nay, our bounden duty to save them from such misery.
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
13
And you'll still be bounden, tied and sealed like a polter or a shuck.
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14
And then, was it not his bounden duty to let her know the truth?
He Knew He Was Right
15
Why need we be bounden to others, who have been ourselves so amply provided?
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
16
And then was he ware of Sir Palomides bounden, and led shamefully to his death.
Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2
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