unpurˈsued, ppl. a.
(un-1 8.)
| 1469 Sc. Acts, Jas. III (1814) II. 95/1 Þe obligatione..sall prescrife & be of nain avail þe said fourtj ȝeris beand ronnyng & vnpersewit be þe law. 1531 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. II. 134/2 The saidis personis..to be..unaccusit, unfollowit, unpersewit,..for quhatsumever actioun or cryme. 1667 Milton P.L. vi. 1 All night the dreadless Angel un⁓pursu'd Through Heav'ns wide Champain held his way. 1675 Hobbes Odyssey (1677) 189 To the ship we unpursued pass. 1782 J. Scott Poet. Wks. 235 Pale fear, who un⁓pursued still flies. 1810 Scott Lady of L. ii. xxvi, This youth..Guided my steps not unpursued. 1861 C. F. Bromley Woman's Wand. West. World 168 They made a precipitate..retreat, but were unpursued. |