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Days of obligationObligation Ob"li*ga"tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See
Oblige.]
1. The act of obligating.
2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a
promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which
constitutes legal or moral duty.
A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a
proson. --Fuller.
3. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to
or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties
imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of
society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.
Every man has obligations which belong to his
station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct
the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as
the actions. --Whewell.
4. The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being
indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place
others under obligations to one.
5. (Law) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for
nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment
of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.
Days of obligation. See under Day. Disobligation
Disobligation Dis*ob`li*ga"tion, n.
1. The act of disobliging.
2. A disobliging act; an offense. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
3. Release from obligation. --Jer. Taylor.
Disobligatory
Disobligatory Dis*ob"li*ga*to*ry, a.
Releasing from obligation. ``Disobligatory power.' --Charles
I.
Disobligement
Disobligement Dis`o*blige"ment, n.
Release from obligation. [Obs.]
Disobliger
Disobliger Dis`o*bli"ger, n.
One who disobliges.
DisobligingDisobliging Dis`o*bli"ging, a.
1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating;
as, a disobliging person or act.
2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] --Cov. of Tongue. --
Dis`o*bli"ging*ly, adv. -- Dis`o*bli"ging*ness, n. DisobliginglyDisobliging Dis`o*bli"ging, a.
1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating;
as, a disobliging person or act.
2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] --Cov. of Tongue. --
Dis`o*bli"ging*ly, adv. -- Dis`o*bli"ging*ness, n. DisobligingnessDisobliging Dis`o*bli"ging, a.
1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating;
as, a disobliging person or act.
2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] --Cov. of Tongue. --
Dis`o*bli"ging*ly, adv. -- Dis`o*bli"ging*ness, n. Obligable
Obligable Ob"li*ga*ble, a.
Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
[R.]
The main difference between people seems to be, that
one man can come under obligations on which you can
rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. --Emerson.
ObligationObligation Ob"li*ga"tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See
Oblige.]
1. The act of obligating.
2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a
promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which
constitutes legal or moral duty.
A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a
proson. --Fuller.
3. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to
or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties
imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of
society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.
Every man has obligations which belong to his
station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct
the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as
the actions. --Whewell.
4. The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being
indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place
others under obligations to one.
5. (Law) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for
nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment
of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.
Days of obligation. See under Day. ObligatoObligato Ob"li*ga"to, a. [It.]
See Obbligato. Obligatorily
Obligatorily Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly, adv.
In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. --Foxe.
Obligatoriness
Obligatoriness Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ness, n.
The quality or state of being obligatory.
Obligatory
Obligatory Ob"li*ga*to*ry, a. [L. obligatorius: cf.F.
obligatoire.]
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.
ObligeOblige O*blige", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Obliging.] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob
(see Ob-) + ligare to bind. See Ligament, and cf.
Obligate.]
1. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]
He had obliged all the senators and magistrates
firmly to himself. --Bacon.
2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
under obligation to do or forbear something.
The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,
nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments
annexed to it. --South.
Religion obliges men to the practice of those
virtues which conduce to the preservation of our
health. --Tillotson.
3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to
accommodate.
Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.
The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
obliged to Pope Urban VIII. --Evelyn.
I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.
--Mrs. E.
Montagu. ObligedOblige O*blige", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Obliging.] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob
(see Ob-) + ligare to bind. See Ligament, and cf.
Obligate.]
1. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]
He had obliged all the senators and magistrates
firmly to himself. --Bacon.
2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
under obligation to do or forbear something.
The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,
nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments
annexed to it. --South.
Religion obliges men to the practice of those
virtues which conduce to the preservation of our
health. --Tillotson.
3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to
accommodate.
Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.
The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
obliged to Pope Urban VIII. --Evelyn.
I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.
--Mrs. E.
Montagu. Obligement
Obligement O*blige"ment, n.
Obligation. [R.]
I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of
divine or human obligement, that you lay upon me.
--Milton.
Obliger
Obliger O*bli"ger, n.
One who, or that which, obliges. --Sir H. Wotton.
ObligingOblige O*blige", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Obliging.] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob
(see Ob-) + ligare to bind. See Ligament, and cf.
Obligate.]
1. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]
He had obliged all the senators and magistrates
firmly to himself. --Bacon.
2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
under obligation to do or forbear something.
The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,
nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments
annexed to it. --South.
Religion obliges men to the practice of those
virtues which conduce to the preservation of our
health. --Tillotson.
3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to
accommodate.
Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.
The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
obliged to Pope Urban VIII. --Evelyn.
I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.
--Mrs. E.
Montagu. ObligingObliging O*bli"ging, a.
Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors;
hence, helpful; civil; kind.
Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging
to a stranger who desires the sight of them. --Addison.
Syn: Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- Obliging,
Kind, Complaisant.
Usage: One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is
complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social
intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one
who is obliging performs some actual service, or has
the disposition to do so. -- O*bli"ging*ly. adv. --
O*bli"ging*ness, n. ObliginglyObliging O*bli"ging, a.
Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors;
hence, helpful; civil; kind.
Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging
to a stranger who desires the sight of them. --Addison.
Syn: Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- Obliging,
Kind, Complaisant.
Usage: One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is
complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social
intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one
who is obliging performs some actual service, or has
the disposition to do so. -- O*bli"ging*ly. adv. --
O*bli"ging*ness, n. ObligingnessObliging O*bli"ging, a.
Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors;
hence, helpful; civil; kind.
Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging
to a stranger who desires the sight of them. --Addison.
Syn: Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- Obliging,
Kind, Complaisant.
Usage: One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is
complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social
intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one
who is obliging performs some actual service, or has
the disposition to do so. -- O*bli"ging*ly. adv. --
O*bli"ging*ness, n. Obligor
Obligor Ob`li*gor", n.
The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.
--Blackstone.
Simple obligation 12. (Min.) Homogenous.
13. (Zo["o]l.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid;
as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
Simple contract (Law), any contract, whether verbal or
written, which is not of record or under seal. --J. W.
Smith. --Chitty.
Simple equation (Alg.), an eqyation containing but one
unknown quantity, and that quantity only in the first
degree.
Simple eye (Zo["o]l.), an eye having a single lens; --
opposed to compound eye.
Simple interest. See under Interest.
Simple larceny. (Law) See under Larceny.
Simple obligation (Rom. Law), an obligation which does not
depend for its execution upon any event provided for by
the parties, or is not to become void on the happening of
any such event. --Burrill.
Syn: Single; uncompounded; unmingled; unmixed; mere;
uncombined; elementary; plain; artless; sincere;
harmless; undesigning; frank; open; unaffected;
inartificial; unadorned; credulous; silly; foolish;
shallow; unwise.
Usage: Simple, Silly. One who is simple is sincere,
unaffected, and inexperienced in duplicity, -- hence
liable to be duped. A silly person is one who is
ignorant or weak and also self-confident; hence, one
who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense.
Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity, artfulness,
or vanity, while silliness is consistent with all
three. Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of
guile; silliness denotes want of judgment or right
purpose, a defect of character as well as of
education.
I am a simple woman, much too weak To oppose
your cunning. --Shak.
He is the companion of the silliest people in
their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every
impertinent entertainment and diversion. --Law. Writing obligatoryWriting Writ"ing, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
3. Handwriting; chirography.
Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zo["o]l.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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