Associations to the word «Obligatory»

Wiktionary

OBLIGATORY, adjective. Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding.
OBLIGATORY, adjective. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Dictionary definition

OBLIGATORY, adjective. Morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution".
OBLIGATORY, adjective. Required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats