/ bɪˈhəʊldən; NAmE -ˈhoʊld-/ adjective
beholden to sb (for sth) ( formal ) owing sth to sb because of sth that they have done for you :
She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : archaic past participle of behold , in the otherwise unrecorded sense bound .