alienage

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

nounLaw.
  1. the state of being an alien.

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

Origin of alienage

1
First recorded in 1800–10; alien + -age

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