indemn

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

• enPR: indem, IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.dɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndɛm
• Hyphenation: in‧demn

indemn (not comparable)

1. (rare) 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.

• “indemn, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “indemn, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• Minden, enmind, mendin', minned

Borrowed from French indemne.

indemn m or n (feminine singular indemnă, masculine plural indemni, feminine and neuter plural indemne)

1. unhurt, undamaged, unscathed