Dispossessed

Full definition of dispossessed

Verb

1. dispossessed

   (past of dispossess)
• 1215 — To any man whom we have deprived or dispossessed of lands, castles, liberties, or rights, without the lawful judgement of his equals, we will at once restore these.
• 1897 — Mark Twain, Whereupon the soldier dispossessed himself of his burden, and stood looking down upon it in great perplexity.

Adjective

1. Homelessness.
2. Impoverished.