unbeholden
English
Etymology
From Middle English unbehealden, equivalent to un- + beholden.
Adjective
unbeholden (not comparable)
- Not beholden; not obliged or bound by duty or expectations.
- 2007 January 24, Eric Asimov, “Quiet Cover for a Vital Brew”, in New York Times:
- Ever creative and unbeholden to tradition, American craft brewers have made the brown-ale style their own.
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- (obsolete) Unseen.