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of one's own accord

prep_phrase
/əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/UK/əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/US

Etymology

PIE word *ḱérd From accord (“spontaneous or voluntary impulse to act”).

Definitions

  1. On one's (or its) own initiative

    On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.

    • [O]n mine ovvne accord, Ile off, / But firſt, Ile do my errand.
    • But thankes bee to God which put the ſame earneſt care into the heart of Titus for you. For indeed he accepted the exhortation, but being more forward, of his owne accord he went vnto you.
    • He feeds on fruits, vvhich, of their ovvn accord, / The vvilling Ground, and laden Trees afford.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA