alienage

[ eyl-yuh-nij, ey-lee-uh- ]

/ ˈeɪl yə nɪdʒ, ˈeɪ li ə- /

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noun Law.

the state of being an alien.

the legal status of an alien: birthright citizenship for all children born inside the territory, without regard for the alienage of their parents.

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Also called alienism.

Origin of alienage

First recorded in 1800–10; alien + -age

Words nearby alienage

lick and a promise, a, alicyclic, alidade, alien, alienable, alienage, Alien and Sedition Acts, alienate, alienated, alienation, alienation of affections

How to use alienage in a sentence

Such declaration of alienage creates ipso facto the loss of nationality.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
The sky, the crater, the black shadows etched against the blacker night bespoke the alienage of the universe.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
The laws of alienage cannot apply to an artificial person, because it can have no country.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
To make alien subscribers capable of holding lands; and so far, is against the laws of Alienage.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

You are ready enough to inflict on the Irish Roman Catholic all the evils of alienage.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay