bounden

Related to bounden: bounden duty

bounden duty

old-fashioned Some duty or task one feels obligated to perform or undertake. She considered it her bounden duty to expose the corruption in her company. The president said in his address that the country has a bounden duty to help other nations in need.
See also: bounden, duty
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a bounden duty

a responsibility regarded by yourself or others as obligatory.
Bounden as the past participle of bind is now archaic in all contexts and is seldom found except in this phrase.
See also: bounden, duty
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bounden duty

A firm obligation. The adjective bounden, which survives only in this cliché, means being indebted to someone. The term dates from the early 1500s and appears in the Book of Common Prayer: “We beseech Thee to accept this our bounden duty and service.” See also duty bound.
See also: bounden, duty
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • a bounden duty
  • bounden duty
  • duty
  • be duty bound
  • be/feel duty/honour bound to do something
  • report for duty
  • duty bound, to be
  • duty bound
  • duty bound to (someone or something)
  • dereliction of duty
References in periodicals archive
As we celebrate the gaining of independence, today, we recognize our bounden duty to give all honor and respect to the members of the security forces who made great sacrifices to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity in the battle against terrorism.
It was natural for a mother to feel the pain, growing with the years, of her dear one lost in such cruel circumstances but it is the bounden duty of society to help her heal her wounds rather than allowing it to fester.
He said that peace was our national and global need and hence it was urgency of the hour to maintain mutual harmony and fraternity among the Muslims especially during the holy month of Muharram adding that it was the bounden duty of every Muslim all and sundry to adhere to the true philosophy of Islam.
Its newest app, Bounden, started with a simple observation: Smartphone technology is perfect for recording and manipulating choreography because instruments inside can track the phone's movement and acceleration.
Though the greatest challenge lies in apprehending the accused, Sethi states that it is her bounden duty to protect the city women against sexual and other heinous crimes.
It may not have been the most efficient system but it worked and its bounden duty was to serve the national interest, not profiteering shareholders.
Of course speed restrictions are tiresome, but they are there to prevent these sort of things from happening and it is the bounden duty of all responsible adults to obey them.
According to the Foreign Minister, Egypt feels his bounden duty to help the Palestinian people and support Palestine in the way of membership in the UN.
DOING THE utmost to safeguard children and vulnerable adults is a bounden duty on all of us.
It is our bounden duty to keep our environment tidy and ensure we don't pollute it.
It becomes his bounden duty then to protect the past and forward the lessons from it to the future.
Not because McGrath's work is anything other than exemplary, but because total control of the commentary output in the UK has been the bounden ambition of SIS since the early days of its formation.
We are thrilled to be a part of this boom, there is so much of work and enthusiasm everywhere -- the expansion of Sparklet today is not a choice anymore but a bounden duty."
But it is my bounden duty up to my last breath to try to protect India and the entire world from such a doom.
Cabbie Mick Bounden said he had collected pounds 25 from his colleagues to pay for the bouquet.