alienage

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Law.

the state of being an alien.
the legal status of an alien:
birthright citizenship for all children born inside the territory, without regard for the alienage of their parents.

First recorded in 1800–10; alien + -age

Such declaration of alienage creates ipso facto the loss of nationality.

The sky, the crater, the black shadows etched against the blacker night bespoke the alienage of the universe.

The laws of alienage cannot apply to an artificial person, because it can have no country.

To make alien subscribers capable of holding lands; and so far, is against the laws of Alienage.

You are ready enough to inflict on the Irish Roman Catholic all the evils of alienage.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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