Beholden Definition
bĭ-hōldən
adjective
Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
American Heritage
Obliged to feel grateful; owing thanks; indebted.
Webster's New World
The definition of beholden is you owe someone, or are under some moral obligation to repay a favor or kindness.
When your in-laws give you the money to buy a house and keep bringing it up every time they ask if they can come over, this is an example of a time when you might feel beholden.
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Origin of Beholden
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Middle English biholden past participle of biholden to observe behold
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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