his word is his bond

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• an Englishman’s word is his bond — c 1500 Lancelot of Lake (STS) 1.1671 O kingis word shuld be o kingis bonde. a 1606 Nobody & Somebody C2v Nobodies worde is as good as his bond. 1642 T. FULLER Holy State V. XIII. He hath this property of an honest man, that his word is as good as …   Proverbs new dictionary

• word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

• word — word1 W1S1 [wə:d US wə:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unit of language)¦ 2 somebody s words 3 have a word 4 want a word 5 not hear/understand/believe a word 6 without (saying) a word 7 say a word/say a few words 8 a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc 9… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bond — I UK [bɒnd] / US [bɑnd] noun Word forms bond : singular bond plural bonds ** 1) [countable] something that gives people or groups a reason to love one another or feel they have a duty to one another bond between: The experience formed a close… …   English dictionary

• bond — bond1 W3 [bɔnd US ba:nd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(relationship)¦ 3 bonds 4¦(with glue)¦ 5¦(chemistry)¦ 6¦(written agreement)¦ 7 my word is my bond 8 in/out of bond ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… …   Useful english dictionary

• bond — 01. It usually takes a few games for the team to really [bond]. 02. The accident created a very special [bond] between the survivors. 03. It is important for both parents to spend a lot of time with a newborn baby in the first few days in order… …   Grammatical examples in English

• bond — bond1 bondable, adj. bondability, n. bonder, n. bondless, adj. /bond/, n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament …   Universalium

• bond — 1 noun (C) 1 MONEY an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest 1 (4): My father put all his money into Canadian Northern Railway bonds. | furious trading on the bond… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bond — bond1 [ band ] noun ** ▸ 1 relationship ▸ 2 financial document ▸ 3 formal legal promise ▸ 4 amount of money ▸ 5 serious promise ▸ 6 between surfaces ▸ 7 something stopping freedom 1. ) count something that gives people or groups a reason to love… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English