lackland

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lackland

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From lack + land.

noun lacklands

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.

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@misc{lackland_2026,
  title = {lackland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lackland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}