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alienor

[ eyl-yuh-ner, ey-lee-uh-, eyl-yuh-nawr, ey-lee-uh- ]
/ ˈeɪl yə nər, ˈeɪ li ə-, ˌeɪl yəˈnɔr, ˌeɪ li ə- /
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noun Law.
a person who transfers property.
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Also al·ien·er [eyl-yuh-ner, ey-lee-uh-]. /ˈeɪl yə nər, ˈeɪ li ə-/.

Origin of alienor

1545–55; obsolete alien (v.), Middle English alienen + -or2; replacing alienour<Anglo-French (compare French aliéneur) <Late Latin aliēnātor.See alienate, -tor

Words nearby alienor

alienee, alieni generis, alieni juris, alienism, alienist, alienor, alif, aliform, Aligarh, alight, alighting gear
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British Dictionary definitions for alienor

alienor
/ (ˈeɪljənə, ˈeɪlɪə-) /
noun
law a person who transfers property to another
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