unwitnessed

[ uhn-wit-nist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lacking the signature of a witness:
an unwitnessed legal document.
not perceived by the senses; not noticed or observed:
unwitnessed everyday occurrences.

unwitnessed

/ ʌnˈwɪtnɪst /

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- ¹, witness, -ed ²

When the combatants are discovered in their illegal and unwitnessed fight, Palamon does not fear death.

On the other hand, the hero fears not that if he withhold the avowal of a just and brave act it will go unwitnessed and unloved.

The vow, therefore, remained unwitnessed and unratified, but he held it inviolable nevertheless.

It is no regular treaty, being unwitnessed by Consuls, and lacking the proper legal formulas.

Made in ignorance, unwitnessed though his vow might be, it remained inviolable.

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