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waif in German

herrenloses Gut
noun
(Britain, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
Fundsache
noun
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
Fundstück
noun
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
Heimatloser
noun
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
heimatlose Person
noun
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
heimatloses Kind
noun
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
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