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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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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