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Bind by a promise; Commit in order to fulfill a promise; Force or compel somebody to do something adj. - Restricted to a particular condition of life.

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: Bind by a promise; Commit in order to fulfill a promise; Force or compel somebody to do something; adj. - Restricted to a particular condition of life. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Restricted to a particular condition of life; Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.