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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Old p. p. of

behold

, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb

hold

Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

But being so

beholden

to the Prince.

Tennyson.

pp.

or a. beholdn. [The participle of behold, to keep, guard, or bind. See Behold.]

Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

Little are we beholden to your love.