expiree
expiree noun: in penal colonies of early Australia, a convict whose sentence had been served.
Noun
expiree (plural expirees)
- In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict whose sentence had been served.
- [W]hen the year after, John Carr blossomed into an "expiree", master of a fine wife and a fine fortune, there were many about him who would have made his existence in Australia pleasant enough.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.2
- According to the census of 1870 the number of men still under the charge of the authorities is about four thousand, including those still in confinement; expirees being classed as free men.1984, Lloyd Evans, Paul Llewellyn Nicholls, Convicts and Colonial Society, 1788-1868, page 276
Forms of expiree
| plural | expirees |
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Origin of expiree
From expire + -ee.
Questions about expiree
- What does expiree mean?
- Expiree means in penal colonies of early Australia, a convict whose sentence had been served.
- What part of speech is expiree?
- Expiree is a noun.
- What is the plural of expiree?
- The plural of expiree is expirees.
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