oblige

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 370 words | Copyright

oblige bind by oath XIII; make indebted, confer a favour on; pass. be bound to XVI; constrain XVII. — (O)F. obliger = It. obbligare — L. obligāre bind around or up, bind by oath or other tie, restrain, f. OB- + ligāre bind.
Hence obligee (-EE1), obligor (-OR1) XVI. So obligation XIII. — (O)F. — L. obligatory XV. — late L.

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