Definitions
under a moral obligation to someone
Word origin
From Middle English biholden (“beholden, obligated”), past participle of biholden (“to behold, look at”, modern behold), though that verb does not mean "to bind, obligate".
Used in a sentence
“From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.”
“There is much to dislike about the proposed constitution, which will keep elected governments beholden to a senate nominated by the junta and to a suite of meddling committees.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“In debt, morally”8 letters
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