unowed

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ owed.

Adjective

unowed (not comparable)

1. Not owed.

   to pay money unowed

2. (obsolete) ownerless
   • c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     The unowed interest of proud - swelling state

References

• “unowed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.