beholdenness

English

Etymology

beholden +‎ -ness

Noun

beholdenness (uncountable)

The state or quality of being beholden.
- 2016, C Pam Zhang, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, Virago, page 118:
  No word this time about beholdenness as Ma’s spine bends over the pot.

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