beholdenness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English beholden Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English beholdenness From beholden + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being beholden.
No word this time about beholdenness as Ma’s spine bends over the pot.
2016, C Pam Zhang, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, Virago, page 118: