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herrenloses Gut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

Senses

herrenloses Gut is used for these senses in English:

  • waif (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.

waif — full definition

  1. noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.
  2. noun A woman or girl who is strikingly slight and fragile-looking, especially as a fashion look.

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