obligee C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/ UK /ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation The obligee may sue if the bonded contractor fails to perform the work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person to whom another is... creditorbeneficiary ↔ Opposites obligor Word family Related forms obligeobligorobligationobligate Etymology AI details From oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action. obligare Latin ligare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obligee **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː/ ## Meanings 1. a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation ## Examples - The obligee may sue if the bonded contractor fails to perform the work. ## Synonyms - creditor - beneficiary ## Antonyms - obligor ## Related Forms - oblige - obligor - obligation - obligate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obligare - Root: ligare ## Etymology From oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action. ## AI Etymology Obligee is from oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action. Important recorded forms include obligare (Latin) and ligare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation. The wider family includes related words such as oblige, obligor, obligation, and obligate. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown