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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unpathed, ppl. adj. [17th c. Eng. vnpath'd (Shakespeare); Path(e)d ppl. adj.] Not well-trodden. Only fig. —1694 Fountainhall Decis. I 631.
The Lords generally thought it a new and unpathed road to make heirs liable in such cases and which might be a dangerous preparative
