unmergedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈməːdʒd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmərdʒd/ Not merged; (in early use Law) not incorporated or embodied in a greater title, estate, etc. (cf. merge v. 2).
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > not combining or mixing > not combined or mixed
unblended1611
inconfused1626
impermixta1631
impromiscuous1656
incommixed1658
unmerged1730
unfused1794
unamalgamated1825
unblent1835
uncommingled1861
1730 Mod. Cases Law & Euqity 126 This unmerged Term in the same Person is to all Intents as a Term in Gross.
1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 481 The estate for life of the joint tenant having the fee, is distinct from, and unmerged in, his greater estate.
1842 E. Butterworth Hist. Acct. Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, & Dukinfield 122 In the south part of Audenshaw..stands Shepley Hall, one of the few estates yet unmerged with the manor.
1856 W. R. Fisher Law of Mortgage iii. 160 Where tenant for life pays off a charge,..it remains unmerged in favour of his personal representatives.
1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 163/1 An unmerged string of railroads whose tracks spread 9,245 miles.
1998 Automotive Engineer Oct. 12/4 For mergers driven by design, cost savings will be a prime mover. This means improved returns for investors—better than from either of the unmerged partners.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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