DEEDLESS

Etymology

Adjective

deedless (comparative more deedless, superlative most deedless)

(of real property) Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

(obsolete) Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.

Source: Wiktionary


Deed"less, a.

Definition: Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. Deedless in his tongue. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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