fore horse

(q. v.).] The foremost horse in a team. for-eign ( g silent), *for-ayne, *for-eine, *foreyn, *for-eyne, *for-raine, a . & s . [Fr. for a in , from Low Lat. forane us , from Lat. for as out of doors; Sp. & Ital. foraneo. The gis excrescent.] A. As adjective : 1. Of or belonging to another country or nation; alien; extraneous. "Your son, that with a fearful soul Leads discontented steps in foreign soil, This fair alliance quickly shall call home." 2. Strange. Shakesp.: Richard III ., iv. 4. IMG:content-0013.png:[blocks in formation] II. Law : A foreigner or alien living in this country is amenable to its laws in the same manner as a native-born citizen. For the difference between foreign and extrane ous , see EXTRANEOUS. 1. Foreign Bill of Exchange : Comm. & Banking : A bill of exchange drawn or payable abroad. 2. Foreign enlistment: Law & Hist .: The act of enlisting in the naval or military service of a foreign power. The policy of the United States has always been to discourage the enlistment of its citizens in the service of another country, particularly in time of war, while it absolutely prohibits the enlistment of its citizens or the giving aid in any way to either party in case of civil war in a foreign country. A notable instance of this occurred in recent years during the Cuban rebellion, when a number of recruits were confined on Governor's island, New York, and prevented joining the ranks of the insurgents. On the other hand, the long litigation between England and this country over the "Alabama claims" arose from the fact that England had allowed the building, equipment, and escape from her ports of a ve el designed to aid the states then in rebellion against this government. This policy of non-interference is general among civilized nations, and an individual enlisting in foreign service forfeits his rights of citizenship and protection under his natal government. foreign-attachment, s. [ATTACHMENT.] foreign-built, a. Said of ships built in a foreign country. Foreign-office, s. Gov.: The title given the English department of State through which the sovereign communicates with foreign powers. A Secretary of State is at the head. foreign-plea, 8. Law : A plea objecting to a judge on the ground that he has not cognizance of the subject-matter of the suit. för-ěign-er ( g silent), s . [Eng. foreign; -er.] 1. Lit .: A person born in another country; a native of a foreign country; an alien. "Solemnly counseled their Sovereign not to employ foreigners in his magazines." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng., eh. xix. 2. Fig .: A stranger; anything strange. "Joy is such a foreigner , So mere a stranger to my thoughts." Denham: Sophy, v. IMG:content-0014.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A foreign idiom or custom. *for-eign-ize ( g silent), *for-an-ize, v . i . [Eng. foreign ; -ize.] To talk or act as a foreigner; to use foreign words or idioms. "Our countryman, Pits, did foranize with long living beyond the seas."- Fuller : Worthies; Warwick , ii. 417.