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- be honour-bound
be honour-bound
be/feel honour-bound to do something
(British & Australian) also be/feel honor-bound to do something (American & Australian) to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it I'd rather go to Andrew's party but I feel honour-bound to go to Caroline's because she asked me first.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Chariton | | - | Ancient Greek |
Tatum | | TA-təm | English (Modern) |
Marjeta | | - | Slovene |
Apoorva | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
Edmund | | ED-mənd (English), ED-muwnt (German, Polish) | English, German, Polish |
Crystal | | KRIS-təl | English |