- 1. a. Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier. Source: opted
- 2. adj. morally or legally constraining or binding Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. required by obligation or compulsion or convention Source: wordnet
- 4. Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier. As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster
- 5. Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation;requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followedby on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due. Jer.Taylor. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. morally or legally constraining or binding s. required by obligation or compulsion or convention Source: ecdict
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