feelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfiːlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfilᵻs/

Forms: see fee n.² and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fee n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < fee n.² + -less suffix.

Without a fee or fees; not bringing, paying, or yielding fees; not receiving fees.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [adjective] > not receiving or paying fee

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1604 T. Middleton Blacke Bk. sig. C Let..Lawyers turne feelesse, and take Ten of a poore Widowes teares for Tenne shillings.

1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. sig. I2 They [sc. Books] are indeed, feeless Counsellours; whereas a Lawyers lips are lockt without a fee.

1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol ii. 260 In Shoals they come, Neglected feeless Clients.

1779 Gown 16 But briefless bag, or feeless brief, Shall more confound the wooden chief.

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) ii. 145 He could not tell a story without disclosing his power [i.e. of mimicry]—a fee-less faculty.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Sept. 2/1 There is any number of formalities to be gone through, the first of which consists in sending the fee-less child home.

1892 Star 3 Aug. 1/6 Praiseworthy zeal for a feeless theatre.

1922 Searchlight 30 Sept. 10/1 Undoubtedly numerous other lawyers, feeless and fearless, will voluntarily come into the case.

1953 T. C. Call Mexican Venture x. 156 A promising program..to send public-salaried graduate students for a half year's pre-degree, feeless practice in rural communities.

2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 June c8/3 The solution for independent business travelers is to find a feeless card.

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

单词	feeless
释义	feelessadj. Brit. /ˈfiːlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfilᵻs/ Forms: see fee n.² and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fee n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < fee n.² + -less suffix. Without a fee or fees; not bringing, paying, or yielding fees; not receiving fees. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [adjective] > not receiving or paying fee feeless1604 unfeed1608 1604 T. Middleton Blacke Bk. sig. C Let..Lawyers turne feelesse, and take Ten of a poore Widowes teares for Tenne shillings. 1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. sig. I2 They [sc. Books] are indeed, feeless Counsellours; whereas a Lawyers lips are lockt without a fee. 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol ii. 260 In Shoals they come, Neglected feeless Clients. 1779 Gown 16 But briefless bag, or feeless brief, Shall more confound the wooden chief. a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) ii. 145 He could not tell a story without disclosing his power [i.e. of mimicry]—a fee-less faculty. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Sept. 2/1 There is any number of formalities to be gone through, the first of which consists in sending the fee-less child home. 1892 Star 3 Aug. 1/6 Praiseworthy zeal for a feeless theatre. 1922 Searchlight 30 Sept. 10/1 Undoubtedly numerous other lawyers, feeless and fearless, will voluntarily come into the case. 1953 T. C. Call Mexican Venture x. 156 A promising program..to send public-salaried graduate students for a half year's pre-degree, feeless practice in rural communities. 2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 June c8/3 The solution for independent business travelers is to find a feeless card. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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