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alienation (s.xiii2/4)
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alienation (s.xiii2/4)

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alienacione,  alienacion,  alienacioun,  alienaciun;  alianation  
  FEW:  alienare 24,317a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  alienation 8,80a TL: alïenacion 1,302 DEAF:  alïener (alïenacion)  DMF:  aliénation  TLF:  aliénation  OED:  alienation n.  MED:  alienacioun n.  DMLBS:  alienatio 62a

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1lawalienation, transfer of property to another: 
( 1292 )  sy par vostre alyenacion fet a une estrange devez estre ressu  20-21 Ed I 199
( 1305 )  aprés l’alienation qe le dit R. fist du dist manier  i 479
( 1308-09 )  il ne avoyt neule alienaciun de la lyne du sang  i 276
2pathol.med.delirium, delusions: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et si l’alienation dure longement […]  i 177
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  la q’il se quida pier a Dieux fu chaungé en un boef, non pas quant a forme du corps mes quant a l’alienacion  71.10
faire alienation
lawto alienate, transfer property to another: 
( 1388 )  il poet estre q’il fist alienacion et reprist estat arrieremayn en fee simple ou en autre manere  12 Rich II 138

See also:

alienance 
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