Unlessen
conj
conj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Conjunction
- 1 unless US, dialectal
"I don't 'low to let him lay in no jail-house, unlessen he's got a right ter be thar. What's he charged with?"
Example
More examples"I don't 'low to let him lay in no jail-house, unlessen he's got a right ter be thar. What's he charged with?"
Etymology
Perhaps from unless and. Compare if'n.
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