landless
without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
Origin of landless
1Other words from landless
- land·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby landless
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How to use landless in a sentence
While they are beautiful countries that are rich in culture and history, that colonial past has meant they have historically been home to large, landless, poor, rural populations, including many indigenous people of Mayan descent.
The Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border Can't Be 'Solved' Without Acknowledging Its Origins | Julia G. Young | March 31, 2021 | TimeStill, you were then but the landless house-carle captain, and yet you dared to look up to the daughter of the ealdorman.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerBut we do not know whether iron implements may not yet be found in the sepulchres of Thetes, and other poor and landless men.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangBut being landless and moneyless they were dependent for employment on the old master class.
The Ultimate Criminal | Archibald H. GrimkeBut they were as serviceable as they were precious to Neville landless.
The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' | W. Robertson Nicoll
Does he see himself pitching Neville landless off the tower top, or see him fallen from the Cathedral roof?
The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot | Andrew Lang
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