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Meaning of SWORN

Pronunciation:  swowrn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
  2. [adj]  bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare
 
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 Synonyms: attested, avowed, bound, committed, pledged
 
 Antonyms: unsworn
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sworn\,
p. p. of {Swear}.
{Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an
   oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence,
   faithful friends.
{Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies.
{Sworn friends}, close friends.
 
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