Main Entry:

²bound

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French bounde, bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina

Date:

13th century

1 a: a limiting line : boundary —usually used in plural b: something that limits or restrains <beyond the bounds of decency>2usually plural a: borderland b: the land within certain bounds3: a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (as the range of a function) ; also : a number less than or equal to every number in a set