ALIENEE

alienee, grantee

(noun) someone to whom the title of property is transferred

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

alienee (plural alienees)

The person to whom a property is alienated.

Source: Wiktionary


Al"ien*ee", n. (Law)

Definition: One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed to alienor. It the alienee enters and keeps possession. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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