independently wealthy

English

Adjective

independently wealthy (not comparable)

1. Possessing enough wealth that one does not need financial support from others or income from employment.
   • 1913, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 12, in The Day of Days:

     "I happen to be independently wealthy, a clerk no longer."
     "How's that—wealthy?"
     "Came into a small fortune this evening—nothing immodest, but ample for one of my simple tastes and modest ambitions."

   • 2006 June 14, Ian Austen, “Canada Conservative Gets Aggressive With Big Oil”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 July 2008:

     "I'm independently wealthy, so I'm not in the pay of any particular group or industry," Mr. Williams said.