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/ayl"yeuh nij, ay"lee euh-/, n.1. the state of being an alien.2. the legal status of an alien. Also called alienism.[1800-10; ALIEN + -AGE]
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Alienage — Al ien*age, n. [Cf. OF. ali[ e]nage.] 1. The state or legal condition of being an alien. [1913 Webster] Note: The disabilities of alienage are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alienage — alien·age / āl yə nij, ā lē ə / n: the status of an alien Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
alienage — [āl′yən ij΄, āl′ē ənij] n. the legal status of an alien … English World dictionary
alienage — noun Date: 1809 the status of an alien … New Collegiate Dictionary
alienage — noun The status of being an alien; being from elsewhere … Wiktionary
alienage — al·ien·age || eɪlɪənɪdÊ’ n. state of being an alien or foreigner … English contemporary dictionary
alienage — al·ien·age … English syllables
alienage — al•ien•age [[t]ˈeɪl yə nɪdʒ, ˈeɪ li ə [/t]] also alienism n. 1) gov the state of being an alien 2) gov the legal status of an alien • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
alienage — /ˈeɪliənɪdʒ/ (say ayleeuhnij) noun the state of being an alien; the legal standing of an alien …
alienage — /eyl(i)yanaj/ The condition or state of an alien … Black's law dictionary
