deedless
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/ˈdiːdləs/
Definition of deedless
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
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adj
- Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
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(obsolete)Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.
“firm of word, / Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue”
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Etymology
From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).
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