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required by a rule, law, or custom; compulsory
Attendance at the safety briefing is obligatory for all staff.
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obligatorilyobligatoriness
Etymology
From Late Latin obligatorius ('binding'), from Latin obligare ('to bind to'), from ob- ('to') plus ligare ('to bind').
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