landless.
Not owning land.
Meaning & usage
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.
Not containing any land.
We set sail toward the landless horizon.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.