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Alienatioun, n. Also: alienac(e)on, -acion, -acione, -acioun(e; alienat(i)on. [ME. alienacioun, alyenacyon, etc., OF. alienacion, L. alienātio.]

a. Transference of ownership (esp. of land). 1428 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 460.
Failyeand tharof thru alienaceon, he sal joynt feft tham in als mykill in als conuenand place 1433 Liber Coll. Glasg. 166.
Alienacioune to the Freiris of a rud of land 1456 Hay I. 214/24.
The Emperoure … may, be the lawis, … mak lawis and alienaciouns 1476 Peebles B. Rec. 179.
[He] sal warn his forsaid thre gud sonis … a qwarter of a yeir befor or he mak ony alienation, proforand tham befor all other to haf the said alienation 1506 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 162.
Lord Cathkert, … throw reasone of the said alienacion, has infeft … the said Johne of Lekprevik [etc.] 1541 Reg. Privy S. II. 579/2.
The quhilk alienatioun oure soverane lord … ordanis sal be na caus of recognitioun, eschete nor forfaltour of the saidis landis 1571 Acts III. 59/2.
Anent alienationis, resignationis, & vtheris dispositionis maid and gevin be ony personis … that hes maid defectioun fra the kingis auctorite 1592 Stirling B. Rec. 85.
It sall nocht be lesom to the said James to mak alienatioun of the said bray … bot to the nychtbour burgessis 1621 Acts IV. 615/1.
The act … aganis vnlauchfull dispositiones and alienationis made be dyvoures and banckruptis 1654 Aberd. B. Rec. 141.
Wpon the death of the lord, and wpon the death and alienatioun of the tenent

b. Charter of alienation(e), a charter conveying land to another. 1462 Charter (Reg.
Nochtwythstanding that I haff be playne charter of alienation optenet sesing & heretabil state of a rent annuale of foure schillingis ȝerely 1586 Grant Chart. 161.
H.) No. 368. The said Jhone Grant ... sall mak to the said Lauchlane ... ane sufficient chairtour of alienatione 1593 Ib. 294.
The said John Grant is bound ... to infeft hearetabillie be his plane chartare of alienatione