different between obligato vs obligatory

English

Noun

obligato (plural obligatos or obligati)

1. Alternative spelling of obbligato

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obli??ato/
• Hyphenation: o?bli?ga?to
• Rhymes: -ato

Verb

obligato (accusative singular obligaton, plural obligatoj, accusative plural obligatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of obligi

Latin

Participle

oblig?t?

1. dative masculine singular of oblig?tus
2. dative neuter singular of oblig?tus
3. ablative masculine singular of oblig?tus
4. ablative neuter singular of oblig?tus

English

Etymology

From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligat?rius.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??bl???t??i/, /??bl???t??i/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??bl???t(?)?i/

Adjective

obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)

1. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory

     […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.
2. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Synonyms

• bounden
• mandatory

Antonyms

• optional

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• obligatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Adjective

obligatory

1. Alternative form of obligatorie