unhusbanded

adjective

un·​hus·​band·​ed

¦ən¦həzbəndə̇d

1

: not tilled : uncultivated

unhusbanded land

2

: not having a husband

the unhusbanded young lady … lives with her married sister

—John Gould

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from un- entry 1 + husbanded, past participle of husband; in sense 2, from un- entry 1 + husband, noun + -ed

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