well-leftadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛft/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛft/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., left adj.²

Etymology: < well adv. + left adj.²

Now rare.

That has been bequeathed a valuable or generous legacy or inheritance. Cf. leave v.¹ 1a(b).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [adjective] > well-provided for by will

well-left1576

1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard ii. 20 Not to this end your neighbours fate to rue, But of his heire in hast to take a vew, If hee be younge, well left and easily wonne.

1622 T. May Heire i. sig. B I must expresse a griefe Not vsuall, not like a well left heire For his dead father.

1842 Lit. Gaz. 26 Feb. 154/2 We shall here finish our recommendation of these amusing pages, by a clever sketch of a well-left widow, which will back our favourable opinion.

1898 ‘C. Hare’ Broken Arcs viii. 102 A widow ‘well left’, who kept a small shop.

1999 M. Lenard Preaching Pity iii. 89 Mr. Bumble..only shows emotion when expedient, such as when he courts the well-left widow, Mrs. Corney.

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

单词	well-left
释义	well-leftadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlɛft/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɛft/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., left adj.² Etymology: < well adv. + left adj.² Now rare. That has been bequeathed a valuable or generous legacy or inheritance. Cf. leave v.¹ 1a(b). ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [adjective] > well-provided for by will well-left1576 1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard ii. 20 Not to this end your neighbours fate to rue, But of his heire in hast to take a vew, If hee be younge, well left and easily wonne. 1622 T. May Heire i. sig. B I must expresse a griefe Not vsuall, not like a well left heire For his dead father. 1842 Lit. Gaz. 26 Feb. 154/2 We shall here finish our recommendation of these amusing pages, by a clever sketch of a well-left widow, which will back our favourable opinion. 1898 ‘C. Hare’ Broken Arcs viii. 102 A widow ‘well left’, who kept a small shop. 1999 M. Lenard Preaching Pity iii. 89 Mr. Bumble..only shows emotion when expedient, such as when he courts the well-left widow, Mrs. Corney. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1576
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