alienage

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

/ ˈeɪl yə nɪdʒ, ˈeɪ li ə- /

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.

Also called alienism.

Origin of alienage

First recorded in 1800–10; alien + -age

Words nearby alienage

lick and a promise, a, alicyclic, alidade, alien, alienable, alienage, Alien and Sedition Acts, alienate, alienation, alienation of affections, alienee

Example sentences from the Web for alienage

The laws of alienage cannot apply to an artificial person, because it can have no country.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
Such declaration of alienage creates ipso facto the loss of nationality.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
Their rewards are from a foreign public—their fame, we fear, will suffer from alienage.
Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry|Thomas Davis
You are ready enough to inflict on the Irish Roman Catholic all the evils of alienage.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

But the one privilege, the one advantage of alienage, you deny him.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

单词	alienage
释义	alienage [ eyl-yuh-nij, ey-lee-uh- ] / ˈeɪl yə nɪdʒ, ˈeɪ li ə- / 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. Also called alienism. Origin of alienage First recorded in 1800–10; alien + -age Words nearby alienage lick and a promise, a, alicyclic, alidade, alien, alienable, alienage, Alien and Sedition Acts, alienate, alienation, alienation of affections, alienee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alienage The laws of alienage cannot apply to an artificial person, because it can have no country. Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)\|Various Such declaration of alienage creates ipso facto the loss of nationality. International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)\|Lassa Francis Oppenheim Their rewards are from a foreign public—their fame, we fear, will suffer from alienage. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry\|Thomas Davis You are ready enough to inflict on the Irish Roman Catholic all the evils of alienage. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay But the one privilege, the one advantage of alienage, you deny him. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay
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