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)

The removal of a person's possessions or privileges.
(rare) Madness or crazedness; lack or loss of mental sanity.
(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.

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