Someone bound by ones values and word to oblige by providing service and favors
Word component and origin :
(a) Word components of obligent = oblige + -ent (suffix equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns of Latin origin)
(b) Origin of oblige (verb) is from Latin obligare (ob + ligare) meaning "to bind, bind up, bandage." In modern English means "to put under
obligation."
(c) The suffix -ant produces nouns from verbs. It has
the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that named by the stem, e.g.
consultant = consult + ant = one serving to consult.