bounden duty

noun [U]

/ˌbaʊn.dənˈdjuː.ti/

/-ˈduː.t̬i/ old-fashioned or humorous

Definition

› something that you feel you must do: She felt that it was her bounden duty to tell the police about the incident.Duty, obligation and responsibility

(Definition of bounden duty noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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