† non inventusphr.adj.

Forms: 1600s non inuentus, 1600s–1800s non inventus, 1700s non invent.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non inventus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin non inventus not found < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + inventus found, past participle of invenīre (see invent v.). Compare earlier non est inventus phr. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nǫn inve·ntɒ̆s) /nɒn/ /ɪnˈvɛntəs/.

Obsolete.

A. phr.

Law. = non est inventus phr.In quot. 1768 in abbreviated form non invent.

ΘΚΠ

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

non est inventus1590

non inventus1637

non est1832

1613 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 263 He sent for some Cath. by warrant for to take the Oath, & some under Sherifes, returninge the Commission with Non inventi he put them in prison.]

1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 96 And if with non inventus we returne, Ile Venus witchcraft hate, and Cupid spurn.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 88 They [sc. commissioners] broke up with a Non-inventus.

1683 J. Crowne City Politiques (end matter) But still the Coroner Non inventus brought.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) III. xvi. 251 The Return of non invent. generally made upon Writs.

1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 19 If the sheriff return ‘non inventus’.

1844 J. C. Neal Peter Ploddy 107 Then a point blank non inventus, without the shadow of a palliation.

1870 O. Logan Before Footlights 119 He was astonished that there should be a ‘property man’, when the Sheriff's return of property was, ‘non inventus’!

B. adj.

colloquial. = non est adj. 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

1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. i. 3 He is Non Inventus, not to be found.

1880 J. Payn Confid. Agent xxiii It is rumoured that the assistant of a well-known jeweller..is non inventus.

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

单词	non inventus
释义	† non inventusphr.adj. Forms: 1600s non inuentus, 1600s–1800s non inventus, 1700s non invent. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non inventus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin non inventus not found < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + inventus found, past participle of invenīre (see invent v.). Compare earlier non est inventus phr. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nǫn inve·ntɒ̆s) /nɒn/ /ɪnˈvɛntəs/. Obsolete. A. phr. Law. = non est inventus phr.In quot. 1768 in abbreviated form non invent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > absent [phrase] non est inventus1590 non inventus1637 non est1832 1613 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 263 He sent for some Cath. by warrant for to take the Oath, & some under Sherifes, returninge the Commission with Non inventi he put them in prison.] 1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 96 And if with non inventus we returne, Ile Venus witchcraft hate, and Cupid spurn. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 88 They [sc. commissioners] broke up with a Non-inventus. 1683 J. Crowne City Politiques (end matter) But still the Coroner Non inventus brought. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) III. xvi. 251 The Return of non invent. generally made upon Writs. 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 19 If the sheriff return ‘non inventus’. 1844 J. C. Neal Peter Ploddy 107 Then a point blank non inventus, without the shadow of a palliation. 1870 O. Logan Before Footlights 119 He was astonished that there should be a ‘property man’, when the Sheriff's return of property was, ‘non inventus’! B. adj. colloquial. = non est adj. 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 1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. i. 3 He is Non Inventus, not to be found. 1880 J. Payn Confid. Agent xxiii It is rumoured that the assistant of a well-known jeweller..is non inventus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.adj.1637
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