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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Alienism

· Al·ien·ism · IPA /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪz.əm/
01 n. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
  1. 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. 2.
    The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.