English
husbandless
Husbandless comes from Middle English husbondles.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500husbondles
- Englishearliest quotation 1922husbandless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500husbondles
- Englishearliest quotation 1922husbandless
Earliest quotation: 1922, Prometheus Bound: “For I am full of fear when I behold…”
Formed from husband + -less
Every English word from Middle English husbondles
Today it means
adj Without a husband.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English husbondles / husbandless