alienage, alienism
(noun) the quality of being alien
alienism
(noun) an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alienism (usually uncountable, plural alienisms)
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
alienism (uncountable)
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
• Emilians, Milesian
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 July 2025
(verb) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; “I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
