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English
Etymology
un- + encumbered
Pronunciation
Adjective
unencumbered (comparative more unencumbered, superlative most unencumbered)
- Not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities.
- Free of encumbrance.
1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/3”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens.
1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 258:The commuters from the suburbs come unencumbered with luggage, children and prams, and can almost be relied upon to find their way blindfold to their trains.
- (of property) Not subject to any claims.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Confession”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 142:"You are wrong," replied Mrs. Courtenaye: "luxury is but a trifle—not so power and position. With an unencumbered estate, you take the first place in the county; you obtain the finest field for the exertion of your talents; and England has no distinction to which you may not reasonably aspire."
Translations
not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities
of property, not subject to any claims
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