propertyless

prop·er·ty

P0599700 (prŏp′ər-tē)n. pl. prop·er·ties 1. a. Something owned; a possession.b. A piece of real estate: has a swimming pool on the property.c. Something tangible or intangible to which its owner has legal title: properties such as copyrights and trademarks.d. Something tangible or intangible, such as a claim or a right, in which a person has a legally cognizable, compensable interest.e. Possessions considered as a group: moved with all his property.2. A theatrical prop.3. An attribute, characteristic, or quality: a compound with anti-inflammatory properties. See Synonyms at quality.

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[Middle English proprete, properte, from Anglo-Norman properte and Old French proprete, alterations (influenced by Anglo-Norman Old French propre, one's own) of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietās, specific character (of a person or thing), ownership, property (formed on the model of Greek idiotēs, specific character, from idios, one's own), from Latin proprius, one's own; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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prop′er·ty·less adj.

propertyless

(ˈprɒpətɪlɪs) adjwithout property

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propertyless - of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shawworking-class, blue-collar, wage-earninglow-class, lower-class - occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society