Nomanneslond

Middle English

Alternative forms

No-mannes-lond, No-manneslond, Nomanneslonde, No-mannes-londe, No-manneslonde, Nomanslond, No-mans-lond, No-manslond, Nomannyslond, No-mannyslond, No-mannys-lond

Etymology

From noman +‎ lond.

Noun

Nomanneslond (uncountable)

(historical) An area of land outside of London utilised for executions.
A swath of unowned or undesireable land.
Land that is subject to legal dispute.

Synonyms

Nonesmanneslond

Descendants

English: no man's land

References

“no-man (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.

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