un·hus·band·ed \|ən|həzbəndə̇d\adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from un- (I) + husbanded, past participle of husband; in sense 2, from un- (I) + husband, n. + -ed 1.: not tilled : uncultivated < unhusbanded land > 2.: not having a husband < the unhusbanded young lady … lives with her married sister — John Gould >