a. Obliged; beholden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]