alienor

[ eyl-yuh-ner, ey-lee-uh-, eyl-yuh-nawr, ey-lee-uh- ]

noun

, Law.

1. a person who transfers property.

alienor

/ ˈeɪlɪə-; ˈeɪljənə /

noun

1. law a person who transfers property to another

Word History and Origins

Origin of alienor¹

1545–55; obsolete alien (v.), Middle English alienen + -or ²; replacing alienour < Anglo-French (compare French aliéneur ) < Late Latin aliēnātor. See alienate, -tor

Example Sentences

Olivier and Alienor are served by two barons as squires of state.

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All of them sometimes get tipsy, even Adela and Alienor, but only seldom.

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Alienor, after tearful farewells, departs with her husband for Burgundy.

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The whole is laced tightly until Alienor can hardly breathe.

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There is no need of pitying Alienor too much because she has not the right to elope.

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