unhusbanded
adjective
un·hus·band·ed
\¦ən¦həzbəndə̇d\
Definition of unhusbanded
1 : not tilled : uncultivated unhusbanded land
2 : not having a husband the unhusbanded young lady … lives with her married sister — John Gould
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Origin and Etymology of unhusbanded
in sense 1, from 1un- + husbanded, past participle of husband; in sense 2, from 1un- + husband, noun + -ed
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