ranklessadj.

Brit.

/ˈraŋkləs/, U.S.

/ˈræŋkləs/

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

Etymology: < rank n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Without a rank or ranks; esp. having a low social status.

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1797 Caution; recommended to Least Honourable Countesses Eng. 12 Shall titled frailty an indulgence claim, For what a rankless Sinner dies with shame?

1853 Harper's Mag. Dec. 66/1 He had married the beautiful, poor, rankless girl with whom I had seen him dancing.

1859 J. Thomson Tasso to Leonora in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 26 306 Nobles, princes, kings. I must act a wretch forlorn, Wealthless, rankless, lowly born.

1891 F. Palgrave Visions of Eng. 141 Where torrent Danube hisses and swirls, slant and hurry in rankless rank.

1925 P. C. Hsieh Govt. of China v. 133 The successful candidates were divided into five classes and appointed to rankless positions with their lucrativeness as a basis of classification.

1974 Taxon 23 879 The date of valid publication of the name of a rankless taxon is that date when a definite assignment of rank was made.

2000 Amer. Hist. Rev. 105 97 These settler societies were thus essentially rankless societies in the sense that all free people occupied the same status before the law and enjoyed the same opportunity to strive for social respect.

†2. Military. Not drawn up in ranks. Obsolete.

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1843 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 566 Like a flood He..swept the rankless tens away.

1860 Times 30 Oct. 9/6 These noisy regiments, with their rankless disorder, could no more stand against a properly drilled enemy than a flock of sheep can against a trained dog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rankless
释义	ranklessadj. Brit. /ˈraŋkləs/, U.S. /ˈræŋkləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rank n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < rank n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Without a rank or ranks; esp. having a low social status. ΚΠ 1797 Caution; recommended to Least Honourable Countesses Eng. 12 Shall titled frailty an indulgence claim, For what a rankless Sinner dies with shame? 1853 Harper's Mag. Dec. 66/1 He had married the beautiful, poor, rankless girl with whom I had seen him dancing. 1859 J. Thomson Tasso to Leonora in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 26 306 Nobles, princes, kings. I must act a wretch forlorn, Wealthless, rankless, lowly born. 1891 F. Palgrave Visions of Eng. 141 Where torrent Danube hisses and swirls, slant and hurry in rankless rank. 1925 P. C. Hsieh Govt. of China v. 133 The successful candidates were divided into five classes and appointed to rankless positions with their lucrativeness as a basis of classification. 1974 Taxon 23 879 The date of valid publication of the name of a rankless taxon is that date when a definite assignment of rank was made. 2000 Amer. Hist. Rev. 105 97 These settler societies were thus essentially rankless societies in the sense that all free people occupied the same status before the law and enjoyed the same opportunity to strive for social respect. †2. Military. Not drawn up in ranks. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1843 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 566 Like a flood He..swept the rankless tens away. 1860 Times 30 Oct. 9/6 These noisy regiments, with their rankless disorder, could no more stand against a properly drilled enemy than a flock of sheep can against a trained dog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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