lordless

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lordless
    adj 1: having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy
           vagabonds and masterless men" [syn: {lordless},
           {masterless}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lordless \lordless\ adj.
   1. having no lord or master; as, the "ronin" of Japan were
      lordless samurai.

   Syn: masterless, ungoverned.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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