dutybound

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dutybound

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From duty + bound.

adjective more dutybound · most dutybound · duty-bound · dutibound

Compelled by duty. The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.

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@misc{dutybound_2026,
  title = {dutybound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dutybound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}