landless

[ land-lis ]

/ ˈlænd lɪs /

without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.

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transliterate

before 1000; Middle English; Old English landlēas. See land, -less

land·less·ness, noun

The echo of Landless's shot reverberated through the cliffs, and when the smoke cleared only the bare gray boulder faced him.
Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston
The two men had not seen each other since the night upon which Landless had been brought to the hut by the Muggletonian.
Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston
Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston
I felt the old urge of all landowners to stand together against the landless, I suppose.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick

Previous to the entry he was in the field, without a fixed base; after his flight he was landless till at the end both of 920 AH.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan