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obligation
English
Etymology
From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley?- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?b.l???e?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
obligation (countable and uncountable, plural obligations)
- The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
- The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Di?charge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extingui?h the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and con?equently of all the re?t, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Di?charged as to one, and ?tand as to all the re?t.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "obligation": moral, legal, social, contractual, political, mutual, military, perpetual, etc.
Synonyms
- (the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone): commitment
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): duty
Antonyms
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): right
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from the verb oblig? (“tie together”).
Pronunciation
Noun
obligation f (plural obligations)
- obligation
Related terms
- obliger
Further reading
- “obligation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
obligation
- Alternative form of obligacioun
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covenant
English
Alternative forms
- covenaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveni?ns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?v.?n.?nt/, /?k?v.n?nt/
Noun
covenant (plural covenants)
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:pact
- Thesaurus:agreement
Related terms
- Ark of the Covenant
- covenant of salt
- covenant of title
- New Covenant
- Old Covenant
- religious covenant
- biblical covenant
- exclusionary covenants
- Mosaic covenant
- New Covenant theology
- Covenant marriage
- Covenant theology
- Covenantal nomism
Translations
Verb
covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)
- To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
- (law) To enter a formal agreement.
- (law) To bind oneself in contract.
- (law) To make a stipulation.
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- covenant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- covenant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- covenant at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “covenant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Old French
Etymology
From Latin conveni?ns, conveni?ntem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”).
Verb
covenant
- present participle of covenir
Noun
covenant m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant)
- covenant
Descendants
- English: covenant
- French: convenant
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