obligatoriness (obligato rines)

The state or quality of being obligatory. obligatory (ob'li-ga-to-ri), a. [= F. obligato ire = Sp. obligato rio = Pg. obrigatorio = It. obbli gatorio, And concerning the lawfulne , not only permi ively, but whether it be not obligatory to Christian princes and Bacon. states. As long as law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due. Jer. Taylor, Holy Living. If this patent is obligatory on them, it is contrary to acts of parliament, and therefore void. Swift . When an end is lawful and obligatory , the indispensable means to it are also lawful and obligatory . Lincoln , in Raymond, p. 150.