beholden

[ bih-hohl-duhn ]
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adjective
  1. obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one.

Origin of beholden

1
1300–50; Middle English, adj. use of beholden, old past participle of behold

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Other words from beholden

  • un·be·hold·en, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for beholden

beholden

/ (bɪˈhəʊldən) /


adjective
  1. indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation

Origin of beholden

1
Old English behealden, past participle of behealdan to behold

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