Middle English Dictionary Entry
undē̆pendent adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | undē̆pendent adj. |
| Etymology | From dē̆pendaunt ppl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: ~ of, not relying for existence on (sth.), independent of.
Associated quotations
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)17/8 : If þe soul of a beest were vndependent of þe bodi, and not maad and not brouȝt forþ bi power of þe bodi þilk soul schulde haue in him silf…sum wirching which were not dependent of þe bodi.