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alienee

American

[eyl-yuh-nee, ey-lee-uh-] / ˌeɪl jəˈni, ˌeɪ li ə- /

noun

Law.

a person to whom property is alienated.

alienee British

/ ˌeɪlɪə-, ˌeɪljəˈniː /

noun

law a person to whom a transfer of property is made

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Etymology

Origin of alienee

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

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alienee

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

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