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	Pronounced	Usage
Efstathios	-	Greek
Hro&Eth;Gar	-	Anglo-Saxon
Raphael	['reifl]
Brandr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ayotunde	-	Western African, Yoruba
Buchanan	[bju:'kænən]