beholden

Verb

see with attention

Adjective Satellite

under a moral obligation to someone

Adj

Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.

Adjective

indebted

Examples

"From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English biholden (“beholden, obligated”), past participle of biholden (“to behold, look at”, modern behold), though that verb does not mean "to bind, obligate".

Synonyms

behold, lay eyes on

Scrabble Score: 14

beholden: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
beholden: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beholden: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

beholden is a valid Words With Friends word