deedless

== English == === Etymology === From deed +‎ -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiːdləs/ Rhymes: -iːdləs === Adjective === deedless (comparative more deedless, superlative most deedless) (of real property) Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed. (obsolete) Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dateless ==== Translations ==== === References === Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114 “deedless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “deedless”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.