lackland

1 of 2

noun

: a person owning no land

lackland

2 of 2

adjective

"

: owning no land : landless, propertyless

lackland adventurers are honored above men of honest birth

—T. B. Costain

Word History

Etymology

Noun

lack entry 1 + land

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