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dispossessed

noun [plural]
 
 
/ˌdɪs.pəˈzest/

Definition

the dispossessed formal dispossessed people: the poor and the dispossessedPoor people
(Definition of dispossessed noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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