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unpropertied

8.2

People who do not own land or other valuable things

noun
/ʌnˈprɒpərtɪd/

: desposeídos

The unpropertied class often struggles to make ends meet.

Examples

During the revolution, the unpropertied demanded greater rights and representation.
Charities often focus their efforts on helping the unpropertied gain access to housing.
The new law aimed to improve living conditions for the unpropertied in urban areas.
Many unpropertied individuals face housing challenges.
The new law aimed to improve living conditions for the unpropertied in urban areas.
During the revolution, the unpropertied demanded greater rights and representation.
Charities often focus their efforts on helping the unpropertied gain access to housing.

Synonyms

lackland

vsunpropertied

Archaic

9.9

A word used long ago for a person with no land or property

refers to people collectively who lack property or significant assets

nonowner

vsunpropertied

4.2

A person who does not have the property or thing

refers to the wider group of people without property or significant assets

Antonyms

propertied

Formal

1 7.4

Having land or other valuable things that give a person income

How Wealthy

landowner

42 2.5

middle-class

201 3.2

working-class

56 3.4

unpropertied

8.2

Surface Forms

unpropertied singular

unpropertied plural

Morphology

unpropertied = unpropertied (transparent) = un + property + ed

The noun is a substantivized adjective, and its meaning follows directly from 'unpropertied' as 'lacking property'.

Etymology

Unpropertied comes from un- 'not' plus property 'things you own'. As a noun, the unpropertied means the group of people who do not own land or other valuable things.