Portionless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Portionless is an adjective meaning Lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry.
Meaning
Lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry.
Example Sentences
‘So my child is portionless,’ resumed the earl, with a suppressed sigh.
‘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.’
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dowerless, tocherless, dowryless, dowriless, farthingless, fortuneless.
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