captainlessadj.

Forms: see captain n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: captain n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < captain n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaptainless.

Without a captain.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without lord, master, or mistress

lordlessOE

masterlessc1425

captainless1586

mistressless1873

1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xix. 77 But Captaineles, confusedly they deale.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 587 (R.) All captainless, Ill marshalled.

1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets i. 43 Captainless, uncommanded, these wretched outcast ‘soldiers’..must needs become banditti.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	captainless
释义	captainlessadj. Forms: see captain n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: captain n., -less suffix. Etymology: < captain n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaptainless. Without a captain. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without lord, master, or mistress lordlessOE masterlessc1425 captainless1586 mistressless1873 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xix. 77 But Captaineles, confusedly they deale. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 587 (R.) All captainless, Ill marshalled. 1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets i. 43 Captainless, uncommanded, these wretched outcast ‘soldiers’..must needs become banditti. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1586
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