[The fuller form of BOUND ppl. a.2 f. BIND v., q.v. for Forms.]
† 1. = BOUND, in literal senses: Made fast by tie, band or bar; tied, fastened, clamped. Obs.
c. 1325. Coer de L., 5123. Bounden coffres, and gret males.
c. 1325. E. E. Allit. P., B. 322. Both boskez & bourez & wel bounden penez.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, VII. 115. Ane of thame apon his hals A mekill bundyn weddir bare.
1382. Wyclif, Gen. xlii. 35. Thei founden in the mouth of the sackis boundun moneys.
1856. Longf., Beowulf’s Exp. Heort, 56. The men shoved off … the bounden wood [Beow., 438 wudu bundenne].
† b. Pregnant. Obs. Cf. BOUND ppl. a.2 1 b.
c. 1400. Destr. Troy, 13718. Ho boundyn with barne with þe bold Pirrus.
† c. Of notes in music: Connected by a bind.
1609. Douland, Ornithop. Microl., 40. The Accidents of simple Notes … are also the Accidents of the bounden Notes.
2. Made fast in bonds or in prison. Also as quasi-sb. arch.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 13103. He … þat sale Boru þe bunden folk o bale.
1388. Wyclif, Isa. xlii. 7. That thou schuldest lede out of closing togidere a boundun man.
a. 1533. Frith, Disput. Purgatory (1829), 153. Thou hast … brought out thy bounden prisoners out of the pit.
1778. Bp. Lowth, On Isa. (ed. 12), 384, notes. The proclaiming of perfect liberty to the bounden.
1870. Tennyson, Pelleas & Ett., 306. Her knights … thrust him bounden out of door.
b. fig. In bondage, subject. arch. (Cf. BOND.)
c. 1480. Ragman Roll, in Hazl., E. P. P., 75. Ye so bowendyn han mayd hym and so thrall.
1596. Spenser, Hymn Beauty, 281. That I her bounden thrall by her may liue.
1820. Scott, Abbot, xxxvii. Make me your bounden slave for ever.
† c. Tied with the bonds of matrimony. Obs.
1426. Audelay, Poems (1844), 6. For thou art boundon, go were thou goo.
c. 1450. How wise man, etc. 133, in Hazl., E. P. P., I. 175. Laddys that ar bundyn … That can not rewle ther wyves aryȝt.
3. Under obligation, legal or moral; obliged, compelled, enforced. arch.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 12117. Þou es vnder and þar-in bunden.
1547. in Newminster Cartul. (1878), 316. Thabouebounden Rychard Tyrrell.
1809. R. Langford, Introd. Trade, 106. The above bounden Thomas Abbot.
1872. Liddon, Elem. Relig., i. 19. Here God is represented as the bounden Companion of a man’s life.
4. Under obligation on account of favors received; obliged, beholden, indebted (to). Also as quasi-sb. (obs.). The usual modern sense.
1530. Palsgr., Ep. Ded., 4. To whom for their benefytes I was so highly bounden.
c. 1585. Faire Em, I. 222. I thank your highness, whose bounden I remain.
1595. Shaks., John, III. iii. 29. I am much bounden to your Maiesty.
1621. Bolton, Stat. Irel. (an. 28 Eliz.). All us your most bounden and obedient subjects.
1642. T. Taylor, God’s Judgem., I. I. vi. 9. He is the more bounden and beholden to him.
1765. H. Walpole, Otranto, iv. 64. I am bounden to your charity.
1854. Thackeray, Newcomes, xvi. Why need we be bounden to others?
5. esp. in phr. bounden duty. So occas. also discipline, obedience.
(A curious corruption bound and duty is occasionally found.)
1530. Palsgr., Ep. Ded., 5. My most bounden duetie to obey.
1559. Bk. Com. Prayer, Commun. Serv., We beseche the to accept this our bounden duty and seruice.
1563. Shute, Archit., A ij b. I according to my bound and duety shall pray to God for your long life and prosperous Raygne.
1701. Lond. Gaz., No. 3751/2. Our bounden Duty … to Your Majesty.
1833. Ht. Martineau, Manch. Strike, iv. 45. It was his bounden duty to accept the office.
1844. S. Maitland, Dark Ages, Introd. 10. Many more had … departed from their bounden discipline.
