non estphr.adj.

Brit.

/nɒn ˈɛst/, U.S.

/nɑn ˈɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: non est inventus phr.

Etymology: Short for non est inventus phr.

†A. phr.

The person was not to be found; = non est inventus phr. Cf. non inventus phr. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > absent [phrase]

non est inventus1590

non inventus1637

non est1832

1832 Lady's Bk. Mar. 144 When that writ, which is never returned non est, is issued in the high court of Heaven, I would not plead a postponement of its execution.

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Non est, a contraction of the legal phrase Non est inventus.., and popularly used to signify, he was not there, he was absent.

B. adj.

colloquial. Non-existent; absent. Also: invalid. Cf. non inventus adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > rendered void

irrite1482

frustrate1497

void1526

irritate1600

null and void1651

annihilatory1676

non inventus1678

invalid1768

non avenu1787

non est1858

negated1876

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > without force or cogency

over-feeble?c1225

void1526

unforcible1597

strengthlessa1603

invalidous1611

invalid1643

evanid1646

non est1858

1858 J. E. W. Rotton Chaplain's Narr. Siege of Delhi iii. 128 To their surprise they found the very men whom they supposed to be ‘non est’, walking off with Mr. Hills' pistol.

1859 D. Bunce Trav. Dr. Leichhardt ix. 178 Dr. Smith was..non est, and his pills consequently not come-atable.

1926 F. W. Crofts Inspector French & Cheyne Myst. (1953) xii. 144 If Miss Merrill is not produced and allowed to go without restraint our agreement is non est.

1945 M. B. Lowndes Let. 21 July (1971) 261 Eggs are practically non est, unless one has hens.

1959 R. Fuller Ruined Boys i. v. 34 The weights you put on it at the end of the arm thing were non est.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non est
释义	non estphr.adj. Brit. /nɒn ˈɛst/, U.S. /nɑn ˈɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: non est inventus phr. Etymology: Short for non est inventus phr. †A. phr. The person was not to be found; = non est inventus phr. Cf. non inventus phr. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > absent [phrase] non est inventus1590 non inventus1637 non est1832 1832 Lady's Bk. Mar. 144 When that writ, which is never returned non est, is issued in the high court of Heaven, I would not plead a postponement of its execution. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Non est, a contraction of the legal phrase Non est inventus.., and popularly used to signify, he was not there, he was absent. B. adj. colloquial. Non-existent; absent. Also: invalid. Cf. non inventus adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > rendered void irrite1482 frustrate1497 void1526 irritate1600 null and void1651 annihilatory1676 non inventus1678 invalid1768 non avenu1787 non est1858 negated1876 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > without force or cogency over-feeble?c1225 void1526 unforcible1597 strengthlessa1603 invalidous1611 invalid1643 evanid1646 non est1858 1858 J. E. W. Rotton Chaplain's Narr. Siege of Delhi iii. 128 To their surprise they found the very men whom they supposed to be ‘non est’, walking off with Mr. Hills' pistol. 1859 D. Bunce Trav. Dr. Leichhardt ix. 178 Dr. Smith was..non est, and his pills consequently not come-atable. 1926 F. W. Crofts Inspector French & Cheyne Myst. (1953) xii. 144 If Miss Merrill is not produced and allowed to go without restraint our agreement is non est. 1945 M. B. Lowndes Let. 21 July (1971) 261 Eggs are practically non est, unless one has hens. 1959 R. Fuller Ruined Boys i. v. 34 The weights you put on it at the end of the arm thing were non est. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.adj.1832
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