Part 175

The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

Al"ien*ate (&?;), n. A stranger; an alien. [Obs.]

Al`ien*a"tion (&?;), n. [F. aliénation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.] 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.

2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.

3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.

The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.

4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind.

Syn. -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See Insanity.

Al"ien*a"tor (&?;), n. One who alienates.

Al*iene (&?;), v. t. To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; as, to aliene an estate.

Al"ien*ee" (&?;), n. (Law) One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed to alienor.

It the alienee enters and keeps possession. Blackstone.

Al"ien*ism (&?;), n. 1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.

The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism. Kent.

2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.

Al"ien*ist (&?;), n. [F. aliéniste.] One who treats diseases of the mind. Ed. Rev.

Al`ien*or" (&?;), n. [OF. aliéneur.] One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone.

{ Al`i*eth"moid (&?;), Al`i*eth*moid"al (&?;), } a. [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.

A*life" (&?;), adv. [Cf. lief dear.] On my life; dearly. [Obs.] "I love that sport alife." Beau. & Fl.

A*lif"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. ala wing + -ferous.] Having wings, winged; aligerous. [R.]

Al"i*form (&?;), a. [L. ala wing + -form.] Wing-shaped; winglike.

A*lig"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. aliger; ala wing + gerere to carry.] Having wings; winged. [R.]

A*light" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted (&?;) sometimes Alit (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. lhtan; pref. - (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. lht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.

3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]

A*light", a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.

A*lign" (&?;), v. t. [F. aligner; à (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

A*lign", v. t. To form in line; to fall into line.