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obligatory

ob·li·ga·tory

UK/əˈblɪɡ.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ US/əˈblɪɡ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

morally or legally constraining or binding

  • “attendance is obligatory”
  • “an obligatory contribution”
2.

required by obligation or compulsion or convention

  • “he made all the obligatory apologies”
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Origin

From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligatōrius.

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