unobligatoryadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəˈblɪɡət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obligatory adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obligatory adj.

Not obligatory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > non-obligatory

uncompulsory1567

unnecessitated1635

unobligatory1645

non-essential1647

unobliged1726

optional1779

unimperative1817

facultative1822

1645 W. Prynne Truth triumphing over Falshood 123 By this Gods Lawes become not temporall and unobligatory to the conscience.

1733 J. Balguy Law of Truth 23 If that which constitutes the Authority, be, in its own Nature, unobligatory; must not the Authority be so too?

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. ix. ii. ii. 539 In causes non-criminal, obligatory at one stage, unobligatory at another.

1851 W. R. Greg Creed of Christendom xiv. 208 If investigation shows the miracles of the Bible to be..unobligatory upon our belief.

1939 Yale Law Jrnl. 48 577 The percentage of cases in which appointment of trustees would remain unobligatory would be just short of 60%.

2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. (Mag.) 26 When Young trooped back on stage for an unobligatory encore, only five people were left in the theatre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unobligatory
释义	unobligatoryadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəˈblɪɡət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌənəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obligatory adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obligatory adj. Not obligatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > non-obligatory uncompulsory1567 unnecessitated1635 unobligatory1645 non-essential1647 unobliged1726 optional1779 unimperative1817 facultative1822 1645 W. Prynne Truth triumphing over Falshood 123 By this Gods Lawes become not temporall and unobligatory to the conscience. 1733 J. Balguy Law of Truth 23 If that which constitutes the Authority, be, in its own Nature, unobligatory; must not the Authority be so too? 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. ix. ii. ii. 539 In causes non-criminal, obligatory at one stage, unobligatory at another. 1851 W. R. Greg Creed of Christendom xiv. 208 If investigation shows the miracles of the Bible to be..unobligatory upon our belief. 1939 Yale Law Jrnl. 48 577 The percentage of cases in which appointment of trustees would remain unobligatory would be just short of 60%. 2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. (Mag.) 26 When Young trooped back on stage for an unobligatory encore, only five people were left in the theatre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1645
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