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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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History and Etymology for unhusbanded

in sense 1, from un- entry 1 + husbanded, past participle of husband; in sense 2, from un- entry 1 + husband, noun + -ed

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