mailed

[meyld]

adjective

1. clad or armed with mail.

   a mailed knight.

Other Word Forms

• unmailed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mailed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mail ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

A Republican congressman in Illinois is challenging a state law that allows mailed ballots to be counted up to two weeks after election day.

From BBC

Registered voters were mailed inaccurate information about Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would change California congressional district boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times

She was charged with seven counts of mail fraud after she allegedly mailed herself seven checks ranging from $16,800 to $58,800.

From Los Angeles Times

Ballots will start being mailed to all California registered voters on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if the corrective notices are mailed to voter households rather than individual voters, the postage alone is likely to be millions of dollars, in addition to the cost of printing the postcards.

From Los Angeles Times