3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: dispossessed \dispossessed\ adj. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security. Syn: homeless, roofless. [WordNet 1.5] made a living out of shepherding dispossessed people from one country to another --James Stern From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dispossess \Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. d['e]poss['e]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. [1913 Webster] Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dispossessed adj : physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern [syn: {homeless}, {roofless}]
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