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 2 March 2019.