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unindentured en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English indentured English unindentured From un- + indentured.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not indentured
    • […] for 15 years Miss Lulu Bett, a stereotypical spinster and poor relation, has been slaving in her married sister's home as an unindentured cook and housemaid. 1988 February 5, Lawrence Bommer, “Miss Lulu Bett”, in Chicago Reader: