commissionlessadj.

Brit.

/kəˈmɪʃnləs/, U.S.

/kəˈmɪʃnləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commission n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < commission n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without a commission (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > commissioned > not

commissionless1658

uncommissioned1659

over-the-transom1952

1658 F. Osborne Advice to Son: 2nd Part §43. 135 Upon sight of a Commissionlesse Navy, that King James sent.

1832 Irish Monthly Mag. Sept. 320 An insolvent trader, a commissionless captain, and a half crazed common councilman.

1896 W. Payne Jerry the Dreamer xiii. 117 He had not been entirely commissionless, however. The Lake Michigan Car Company had given him several incidental things to do.

1953 Manch. Guardian 19 Mar. 5/7 MacArthur, sent home for duelling with his commanding officer, returned to the Colony, commissionless but triumphant.

1999 Daily Variety (Nexis) 19 Nov. 32 The deal was suddenly off. MGM's bankers were speechless—and commissionless.

2008 R. Brodie Everything is Cinema xvii. 390 The series ordered by INA marked a short break in a long commissionless stretch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commissionless
释义	commissionlessadj. Brit. /kəˈmɪʃnləs/, U.S. /kəˈmɪʃnləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commission n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < commission n.¹ + -less suffix. Without a commission (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > commissioned > not commissionless1658 uncommissioned1659 over-the-transom1952 1658 F. Osborne Advice to Son: 2nd Part §43. 135 Upon sight of a Commissionlesse Navy, that King James sent. 1832 Irish Monthly Mag. Sept. 320 An insolvent trader, a commissionless captain, and a half crazed common councilman. 1896 W. Payne Jerry the Dreamer xiii. 117 He had not been entirely commissionless, however. The Lake Michigan Car Company had given him several incidental things to do. 1953 Manch. Guardian 19 Mar. 5/7 MacArthur, sent home for duelling with his commanding officer, returned to the Colony, commissionless but triumphant. 1999 Daily Variety (Nexis) 19 Nov. 32 The deal was suddenly off. MGM's bankers were speechless—and commissionless. 2008 R. Brodie Everything is Cinema xvii. 390 The series ordered by INA marked a short break in a long commissionless stretch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1658
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