obligatory UK /əˈblɪɡ.ə.t(ə)ɹi/US /əˈblɪɡ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ adjective2 •Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.[…] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory. — 1673 •Requiring a matter or obligation. formsmore obligatory · most obligatory