spouseless

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Even the spouseless and child-free have been craving more space.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2020

“Single, and spouseless liv'd he; long a mate “Press'd not his couch.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

"The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord," Ay, and yet worse, Venetian souls grow rude.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

It was the contrast of this display of power and dominion with the later decline of Venetian commerce, that suggested the melancholy line, "The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord."

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

It is surprising that this beau-ideal should have remained spouseless for two years after coming into his estate.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.