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sworn 1,(dictionary)
sworn 2, adjective(dictionary)

sworn (iou)



sworn adjective. ME.
[pa. pple of SWEAR verb.]
Bound by or as by an oath; designating that which a person has vowed to be. Later also more widely, thoroughly devoted to some course of action; resolute, out-and-out, inveterate. ME.
sworn brother a close or devoted friend or companion. sworn man (a) = SIDESMAN 1; (b) a man bound by oath to the performance of a duty or office, a vassal, a henchman. sworn to secrecy: see SECRECY 1.
Observer The..soldier-politician of the Christian Phalange Party..a sworn enemy of the Left-Muslim Alliance. W. Horwood Much experience in these matters for one who is a sworn celibate.
Appointed or admitted with a formal oath to some office or function. LME.
Affirmed or promised by an oath; confirmed by swearing. E19.