abalienation

noun

ab·​alien·​ation

(¦)a-ˌbā-lyə-ˈnā-shən,

-lē-ə-

: the act of transferring a legal title

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin abaliēnātiōn-, abaliēnātiō, derivative of abaliēnāre

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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