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