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landless en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.
    • By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 392:
    • The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs.
  2. (not-comparable) Not containing any land.
    • We set sail toward the landless horizon.

Antonyms

landed

Deriveds

farmlessness · landlessness

Translations (5)

pt sem-terra (not owning land) · pl bezrolny (not owning land) · fi maaton (not owning land) · sv jordlös (not owning land) · mk безземјен (not owning land)