unofficedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɒfɪst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɔfəst/,

/ˌənˈɑfəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, officed adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + officed adj. In some uses probably influenced by un- prefix².

Now rare.

Not holding office. Also (less neutrally): deprived or divested of office.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > not

officelessc1475

unofficed1644

unofficial1787

1644 S. Rutherford Due Right of Presbyteries Contents sig. b3 The seventy disciples were not unofficed preachers.

1657 Bp. H. King Elegy in Poems (1664) 3 The now unoffic'd Servants crack their Staves.

1768 — for Ever! 9 Himself, unoffic'd, too securely lurks Behind in safety, while seduction works.

1888 N. Porter Fifteen Years in Chapel Yale Coll. i. 26 From the chief justice of the nation down to the unofficed citizen.

1904 J. Brierley Common Life xi. 94 The unofficed Galilean layman.

2006 Church Times 19 May 13/4 I particularly object to the giving of the absolution by an apparently un-officed layman when a priest is present.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unofficed
释义	unofficedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɒfɪst/, U.S. /ˌənˈɔfəst/, /ˌənˈɑfəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, officed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + officed adj. In some uses probably influenced by un- prefix². Now rare. Not holding office. Also (less neutrally): deprived or divested of office. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > not officelessc1475 unofficed1644 unofficial1787 1644 S. Rutherford Due Right of Presbyteries Contents sig. b3 The seventy disciples were not unofficed preachers. 1657 Bp. H. King Elegy in Poems (1664) 3 The now unoffic'd Servants crack their Staves. 1768 — for Ever! 9 Himself, unoffic'd, too securely lurks Behind in safety, while seduction works. 1888 N. Porter Fifteen Years in Chapel Yale Coll. i. 26 From the chief justice of the nation down to the unofficed citizen. 1904 J. Brierley Common Life xi. 94 The unofficed Galilean layman. 2006 Church Times 19 May 13/4 I particularly object to the giving of the absolution by an apparently un-officed layman when a priest is present. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1644
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