Obligent
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Someone bound by ones values and word to [oblige] by providing service and favors
Word component and origin :
(a) Word components of [obligent] = oblige -ent (suffix equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns of Latin origin)
(b) Origin of oblige (verb) is from Latin obligare ([ob] ligare) meaning to [bind], bind up, [bandage]. In modern English means to put under obligation.(c) The suffix -ant produces nouns from verbs. It has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that named by the stem, e.g. consultant = consult ant = one serving to consult.
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