unaneled

[ uhn-uh-neeld ]

adjectiveArchaic.
  1. not having received extreme unction.

Origin of unaneled

1
1595–1605; un-1 + anele + -ed2

Words Nearby unaneled

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How to use unaneled in a sentence

  • How narrowly have I escaped being sent to my account ‘unaneled’ and unprepared!

    Frank Mildmay | Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for unaneled

unaneled

/ (ˌʌnəˈniːld) /


adjective
  1. archaic not having received extreme unction

Origin of unaneled

1
C17: from un- 1 + anele

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