Definition of alien

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Alien (a.) Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion..

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Fleche :: Fleche (n.) A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge..
Base :: Base (n.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions..
Abalienate :: Abalienate (v. t.) To estrange; to withdraw.
#NAME? :: -ee () A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer..
Strange :: Strange (v. t.) To alienate; to estrange.
Inalienableness :: Inalienableness (n.) The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.
Distaste :: Distaste (n.) Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
Attorn :: Attorn (v. t.) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate..
Alienor :: Alienor (n.) One who alienates or transfers property to another.
Foreigner :: Foreigner (n.) A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (p. p. / a.) In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.
Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient..
Alienage :: Alienage (n.) The state of being alienated or transferred to another.
Alienism :: Alienism (n.) The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
Disaffect :: Disaffect (v. t.) To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike..
Alienation :: Alienation (n.) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another..
Estrange :: Estrange (v. t.) To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate..
Discontinuance :: Discontinuance (n.) A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action, and could not enter. This effect of such alienation is now obviated by statute in both England and the United States..
Disunion :: Disunion (n.) A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
Disaffect :: Disaffect (v. t.) To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.
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