indemn

/ˈɪn.dɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

Without loss or injury.

"1526, R. Wingfield, letter to Cardinal Wolsey (Galba B.xiv) f. 3v The sayde kynge hath bownde hymsylff to save themperour indempne agaynste the kynges highnes of alle thingis."

From Middle French indemne and indempne, from Latin indemnis (“unhurt”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“hurt, damage; wrong”). Compare damn and condemn.

indemnify indemnity

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How do you pronounce indemn?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.dɛm/.

What does indemn mean?

Without loss or injury.

Where does indemn come from?

It is traced to Middle French.

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