alienee

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

noun

Law.

1. a person to whom property is alienated.

alienee

/ ˌeɪlɪə-, ˌeɪljəˈniː /

noun

1. law a person to whom a transfer of property is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of alienee¹

1525–35; obsolete alien (v.), Middle English alienen + -ee

Example Sentences

The purchaser or alienee brought an action against the tenant-in-tail, alleging that he had no legal title to the land.

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Nor was the alienee, doubtless, to be taxed without his own consent, any more than another tenant in capite.

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