Portionless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry.
"‘Be assured, if the youth were true, his father who is one of the proudest nobles about the court, would prohibit his union with one so humble and portionless as thou.’"
Example
More examples"‘Be assured, if the youth were true, his father who is one of the proudest nobles about the court, would prohibit his union with one so humble and portionless as thou.’"
Etymology
From portion + -less.
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