a. [f. TRIBE sb. + -LESS.] Belonging to no tribe.
1819. Shelley, Prometh. Unb., III. iv. Man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless.
1875. Poste, Gaius, I. Comm. (ed. 2), 126. The tribeless man (acrarius) forfeited his vote and became incapable of military service.
