propertyless

prop·er·ty

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Definitions of propertyless word

noun plural propertyless that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire. 1
noun plural propertyless goods, land, etc., considered as possessions: The corporation is a means for the common ownership of property. 1
noun plural propertyless a piece of land or real estate: property on Main Street. 1
noun plural propertyless ownership; right of possession, enjoyment, or disposal of anything, especially of something tangible: to have property in land. 1
noun plural propertyless something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public: The secret of the invention became common property. 1
noun plural propertyless an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing: the chemical and physical properties of an element. 1

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English proprete possession, attribute, what is one's own, equivalent to propre proper + -te -ty2. See propriety

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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