deedless
adj/ˈdiːdləs/
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”).
1
Of real property Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
2
Obsolete Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.
- firm of word, / Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act IV, scene v, line 97:
- Derived terms
- deedlessness
- Related terms
- dateless