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obligatory
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience
is due. --Jer. Taylor.
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