unattestedadj.
/ˌʌnəˈtɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənəˈtɛstəd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > lacking confirmation
nakedc1400
unratified1565
unsubscribed1571
unsealeda1616
unavouched1629
intestate1656
unattested1665
unconfirmed1671
uncertified1681
unvouched1775
incorroborated1784
unauthenticated1787
unvalued1807
unchartered1812
unaccredited1828
unfathered1830
unguaranteed1855
misvouched1876
uncorroborated1911
1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 83 All these unattested Prophets generally fail in all their Prophecies.
a1677 I. Barrow Brief Expos. Creed (1697) 27 Thus..God has not left himself unattested.
1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) VI. 84 A charge by an unattested codicil will not be good.
1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. ii. lxxxviii. 454 (note) This is the best opinion which I can form on matters lamentably unattested and uncertain.
1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xviii. 143 If there are any interlineations in your will unattested, it will be presumed that they were made after the execution of your will.
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