alienee

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

/ ˌeɪl yəˈni, ˌeɪ li ə- /

noun Law.

a person to whom property is alienated.

Nearby words

alienable, alienage, alienate, alienation, alienation of affections, alienee, alieni generis, alieni juris, alienia, alienism, alienist

Origin of alienee

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

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Examples from the Web for alienee

The purchaser or alienee brought an action against the tenant-in-tail, alleging that he had no legal title to the land.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
Nor was the alienee, doubtless, to be taxed without his own consent, any more than another tenant in capite.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for alienee

alienee

/ (ˌeɪljəˈniː, ˌeɪlɪə-) /

noun

law a person to whom a transfer of property is made

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