behad

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adjective

Beholden; indebted.

OriginScots behald →
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adjectivebehad (comparative more behad, superlative most behad)

comparative more behad · superlative most behad

  1. ScotlanddialectalBeholden; indebted.

Origin

  1. Scotsbehald
  2. Englishbehad

From Old Scots behald, behauld, reduced variant of behalden, behaulden (“beholden, indebted”), from behald, behauld (“to look at, regard”). More at behold.

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APA

behad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behad

MLA

“behad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behad.

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