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landless

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Definition of landless

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not owning land.
    “The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living.”
    “The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs.”
    “By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not owning land.
    “The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living.”
    “The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs.”
    “By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers.”
  2. (not-comparable)Not containing any land.
    “We set sail toward the landless horizon.”

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Etymology

From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”).

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