† unholdenadj.
1. = unbeholden adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not under an obligation
unholdenc1380
unbeholding1615
disengaged1621
unindebted1673
unbeholden1674
c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 309 Here it semeþ þat þes prestis ben moche unholden to seculer lordis.
2. Not kept; unobserved.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out > of laws, promises, etc.
unholdena1400
unkept?c1430
unminted1881
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 18736 Þe lawe he helde wondir wel Vnholden lafte he neuer a del.
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