VACANT

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, vacans, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free Date: 14th century not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer , being without content or occupant , free from activity or work ; disengaged , devoid of thought, reflection, or expression , not lived in , 6. not put to use , having no heir or claimant ; abandoned , see: empty ~ly adverb ~ness noun