archaic
as in obligated
being under obligation for a favor or gift a rugged individualist who refused to be bounden to any man

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obligated
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  • The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Bounden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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