alienacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• alienacion, alyenacioun, alionacion, alienation

Etymology

From Old French alienacion, itself borrowed from Latin aliēnātiōnem. By surface analysis, alienen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aliənaːsiˈuːn/, /aliəˌnaːˈsjuːn/, /aliəˈnaːsjun/, (after alien) /aː-/

Noun

alienacioun (plural alienaciouns)

1. The removal of a person's possessions or privileges.
2. (rare) Madness or crazedness; lack or loss of mental sanity.
3. (rare) Renouncement or separation; a split between two parties.

Synonyms

• alienyng

Descendants

• English: alienation

References

• “ālienāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.