alienism (alyenizm)

[ The law was very gentle in the construction of the dis Chancellor Kent. eases. ability of alienism. 2. The study and treatment of mental dis alienist (al'yen-ist), n. [ He [John Locke] looked at insanity rather too superficially for a practical alienist . E. C. Mann, Psychol. Med., p. 114. alienor (al'yen-or), n. [Early mod. E. alien our , alien eur , alienator : see alienator .] One who transfers property to another. Also written aliener. ali ethmoid (al-i-eth'moid), n. and a. [L. ala , a wing, + E. ethmoid.] I. n. The lateral part or wing of the ethmoidal region of the orbit on a sal cartilage in the skull of an embryonic bird. The hinder region or ali ethmoid is the true olfactory region. W. K. Parker. II. a . Pertaining to the ali ethmoid: as, the ali ethmoid region; an ali ethmoid cartilage. alietyt (a-li'e-ti), n. [ alietas , ali us , other.] The state of being different; otherne . alifet (a-lif'), adv . [Appar. a3 + life , as if for 'as one's life, but perhaps orig. due to lief .] Dearly. A clean instep, And that I love alife! Fletcher, M. Thomas, ii. 2. aliferous (a-lif'e-rus), a . [ ala , wing, + ferre =E. bear1 .] Having wings.