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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unbeholden en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English unbehealden, equivalent to un- + beholden.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not beholden; not obliged or bound by duty or expectations.
    • Ever creative and unbeholden to tradition, American craft brewers have made the brown-ale style their own. 2007 January 24, Eric Asimov, “Quiet Cover for a Vital Brew”, in New York Times:
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Unseen.

Deriveds

unbeholdenness