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aliening, vbl. n.|ˈeɪlɪənɪŋ|
[f. alien v. + -ing1.]
= alienating; the action of estranging, estrangement; or of transferring to another owner.
1382Wyclif Job xxxi. 3 And alienyng to men werkende wickednesse. 1494Fabyan vii. 577 Y⊇ olde mayre and shryues contynued theyr offyces to the termys accustomed of theyr alienynge. 1642Rogers Naaman 409 For the aliening of his heart from the Protestant Religion. 1768Blackstone Comm. I. 303 In order to prevent such idiots from aliening their lands. 1875Poste Gaius ii. (ed. 2) 164 A power of aliening from all who..might succeed by descent. |