Evanthia was now like an ownerless machine of which no one perceived the value or knew how to start.
"Command"
William McFee
These, that might also be said to be now ownerless, were of course no longer safe-even within the house.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Cattle were straying ownerless about the place, while dogs and pigs were devouring the murdered inhabitants.
"In the Track of the Troops"
R.M. Ballantyne