adjective

deedless

deedless · more deedless · most deedless

Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership,…Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

/ˈdiːdləs/

Meaning

2 senses

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.

Origin

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlaus

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”).

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