one's bounden duty

/wˈɒnz bˈaʊndən djˈuːti/

/wˈʌnz bˈaʊndən dˈuːɾi/

[phrase]

one's bounden duty

[PHRASE]

something that is considered as one's responsibility or moral obligation

Examples

1. According to the author, spreading information about thieves cant was good, necessary, and his bounden duty, because he was showing readers the abominable, wicked, and detestable behavior of all these rowdy, ragged rabble men of rakehells.