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obliged, ppl. a.|əˈblaɪdʒd|
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1. Bound by law, duty, or any moral tie, esp. one of gratitude; under obligation; freq. in phr. obliged servant, used in signing a letter, etc.
1604R. Cawdrey Table Alph., Obliged, bound or beholden. 1612Jas. I, Declar. Conradus Vorstius Ded., To the Honour of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by His most obliged servant, James, by the Grace of God, King [etc.]. 1650Jer. Taylor Holy Living iii. §4 (1727) 184 A Prayer to be said by Masters of Families, Curates, Tutors, or other obliged Persons. 1764Reid Inquiry Ded., Your Lordship's most obliged and most devoted Servant. 1862Thackeray Let. 1 May in Athenæum (1891) 20 June 800/2 Believe me Your obliged faithful Servt. W. M. Thackeray.
2.
†a. Rendered binding or obligatory, bounden (obs.).
b. Compelled, necessitated.
1659Hammond On Ps. lxvi. 1 It is the obliged duty of all. 1891Stevenson & Osbourne Wrecker xii, Every spoke of the wheel a rash but an obliged experiment.
†3. Pledged. Obs.
1596Shakes. Merch. V. ii. vi. 7 O ten times faster Venus Pidgions flye To steale loues bonds new made, then they are wont To keepe obliged faith vnforfaited.
Hence oˈbligedly |-ɪdlɪ| adv., in an obliged manner; oˈbligedness |-ɪdnɪs|, the condition or fact of being obliged.
1659D. Pell Impr. Sea b v, A little monument of that great respect I oblidgedly, and deservedly bear you. 1662J. Bargrave Pope Alex. VII (1867) 10 He was..the chief author of the election of Innocent Xth, who carrieth himself to this prince most affectionately, obligedly, and in way of gratitude. 1687Boyle Martyrd. Theodora xi. (1703) 150 Looks, wherein both gratitude and obligedness displayed themselves. 1853Tennyson in Mem. J. Nichol (1896) 121 Renewing my thanks to all,—I remain, my dear Sir, yours obligedly, A. Tennyson. |