Obs. (UN-1 12, 5 b.)
1644. Hunton, Vind. Treat. Monarchy, iv. 27. Being authoritative, they authorize the Instrument, and give him an unresistance.
a. 1656. Bp. Hall, Soliloquies, § 66. How do they [sc. dumb creatures] bear our stripes with a trembling unresistance?