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portionless

portionless adjective: lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry.

Adjective

portionless (comparative more portionless, superlative most portionless)

  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.’1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra
    • ‘So my child is portionless,’ resumed the earl, with a suppressed sigh.1860, Ellen Wood, East Lynne, Penguin, published 2005, page 10

Forms of portionless

comparativemore portionless
superlativemost portionless

Origin of portionless

From portion + -less.

Questions about portionless

What does portionless mean?
Portionless means lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry.
What part of speech is portionless?
Portionless is an adjective.

Words near portionless in the dictionary

  1. portioning
  2. portioning off
  3. portioning out
  4. portionist
  5. portionists
  6. portionless
  7. portions
  8. portions off
  9. portions out
  10. portionwise
  11. portise

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