单词 | chiefless |
释义 | chieflessadj. Having no chief. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without a ruler or chief kinglessc1325 acephalc1550 guideless1561 acephalic1656 acephalous1715 chiefless1742 1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 609 And chief-less Armies doz'd out the Campaign. 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxiii. 221 The Chiefless Highlander..was going to the Place. 1882 Athenæum 22 Apr. 501/2 From the lowly estate of chiefless Eskimo and almost chiefless Australians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1742 |
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