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lacklands

lacklands is the plural of lackland.

Meaning of lackland

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...

Questions about lacklands

What is lacklands the plural of?
Lacklands is the plural of lackland.

Words near lacklands in the dictionary

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

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