different between brideless vs bribeless

brideless

English

Etymology

bride +? -less

Adjective

brideless (not comparable)

  1. Without a bride.
    • 1829, Walter Scott, The Surgeon's Daughter
      The brideless bridegroom would permit none to interfere with his sorrow. He dug a grave for his Mora, and erected over it the rude tomb they saw []
    • 1991, Robert R Taylor, Jesus Christ: the hope of the home
      God almighty recognizes no brideless marriage []

brideless From the web:

  • what does brideless mean


bribeless

English

Etymology

bribe +? -less

Adjective

bribeless (not comparable)

  1. Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.
    • c. 1603?, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh's Pilgrimage
      From thence to heaven's bribeless hall.

bribeless From the web:

+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like