"dutybound" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From duty + bound.",
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      "form": "more dutybound",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.",
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        "Compelled by duty."
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        [
          "duty",
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  "word": "dutybound"
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  "etymology_text": "From duty + bound.",
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    {
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "duty-bound",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.",
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