indefeasible
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of indefeasible
First recorded in 1540–50; in- 3 + defeasible
Vocabulary lists containing indefeasible
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Example Sentences
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Indefeasible, in-de-fēz′i-bl, adj. not to be defeated or made void.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
To which is now added a Letter on the New Laws for obtaining an Indefeasible Title.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
I read this evening some part of Voltaire's History of the War in 1741, and of Lord Kames against Hereditary Indefeasible Right.
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Boswell, James
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