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lackland

lackland noun: a person who does not own land.

Noun

lackland (plural lacklands)

  1. (dated) A person who does not own land.
    • Only let me say, that I should be as glad as you could be to find myself in possession of a good independent fortune: and that we poor lacklands and lackstocks who have to earn our livelihood, must endeavour to make the best of it.1802 November 6, Robert Southey, Letter to To Grosvenor C. Bedford, Esq.; republished in Warter, John Wood, editor, Selections from the letters of Robert Southey, volume 3, London: Longman, Brown...

Forms of lackland

plurallacklands

Origin of lackland

From lack + land.

Questions about lackland

What does lackland mean?
Lackland means a person who does not own land.
What part of speech is lackland?
Lackland is a noun.
What is the plural of lackland?
The plural of lackland is lacklands.

Words near lackland in the dictionary

  1. lackies
  2. lacking
  3. lackingly
  4. lackingness
  5. lackings
  6. lackland
  7. lacklands
  8. lacklatin
  9. lacklatins
  10. lackless
  11. lacklessness

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