unfeedadj.
Not rewarded with, or engaged by, a fee; unpaid.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [adjective] > in receipt of pay > not paid
unpaid1434
unwaged1538
unpaid1547
unfeed1608
honorary1631
irremunerateda1648
unsalaried1836
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [adjective] > not receiving or paying fee
feeless1604
unfeed1608
1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 125 Then like the breath of an vnfeed Lawyer, you gaue me nothing for't. View more context for this quotation
a1628 R. Daborne Poor-mans Comfort (1655) ii. sig. C4 Now he's as speechlesse, as an unfeed Atturney.
1706 S. Garth Dispensary (ed. 6) v. 86 Vaunt now no more the Triumphs of your Skill, But, tho' unfeed, exert your Arm, and kill.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. xxvi. 419 But it is..the honest interest of the unfeed judge, that..the truth shall come to light.
1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 148 And why walks Grief, an unfee'd page, with thee!
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