alyen,

Foreign; not belonging to the same country, land or government.

Belonging to one who is not a citizen.

Estranged; foreign; not allied; adverse to; as, principles alien from our religion.

A foreigner; one born in, or belonging to, another country; one who is not a denizen, or entitled to the privileges of a citizen.

In scripture, one who is a stranger to the church of Christ, or to the covenant of grace. At that time, ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel. Ephesians 2:12. In France, a child born of residents who are not citizens, is an alien. In Great Britain, the children of aliens born in that country, are mostly natural born subjects; and the children of British subjects, owing allegiance to the crown of England, though born in other countries, are natural subjects, and entitled to the privileges or resident citizens. Alien-duty, a tax upon goods imported by aliens, beyond the duty on the like goods imported by citizens; a discriminating duty on the tonnage of ships belonging to aliens, or any extra duties imposed by laws or edicts on aliens.

To transfer title or property to another; to sell. Nor could he aliene the estate, even with the consent of the Lord.

To estrange; to make averse or indifferent; to turn the affections from. The prince was aliened from all thoughts of the marriage. In this sense, it is more common to use alienate.