beholden Copy link • beholden: obnoxĭus: I am b. to my wife, uxori ob. sum, Ter.: all Greece was b. to the Romans for the blessing of its freedom, tota Graecia beneficio libertatis obnoxia Romanis erat, Liv.: v. OBLIGED.
BEHOLDEN Copy link • BEHOLDENTo be beholden to anybody, alicui obnoxium esse; alicujus beneficiis obligatum esse: to be much beholden to anybody, alicui multum, or multa beneficia, debere: I shall be exceedingly beholden to you, gratissimum mihi facies; hoc mihi gratius facere nihil potes.