Husbandless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a husband. not-comparable

    "For I am full of fear when I behold Io, the maid no human love may fold, And her virginity disconsolate, Homeless and husbandless by Hera's hate."

Example

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"For I am full of fear when I behold Io, the maid no human love may fold, And her virginity disconsolate, Homeless and husbandless by Hera's hate."

Etymology

From Middle English husbondles, equivalent to husband + -less.

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