husbandless

[Eng. husband; -le .] Without a husband; having no husband. "A widow husbandle , subject to fears." Shakesp.: King John, iii. 1. *huş-band-ly, a. & adv . [Eng. husband ; -ly.] A. As adj .: Frugal, thrifty, economical. 'The greatest want is industrious, painefull, and husbandly inhabitants to tille and trim me the ground."Hackluyt: Voyages , vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 165. B. As adv.: Frugally, economically.