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ing), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore. -- Dead hand, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." Morley. See Mortmain. -- Dead head (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. -- Dead heat, a heat or course between two or more race horses, boats, et…

Aberration of mind; delirium. J. Motley. Deliration or alienation of the understanding. Mede.

To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.

To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. Clarendon.

Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. J. H. Newman. -- Dis`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`af*fect"ed*ness, n.

State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike. In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the affections and disaffections of the people. Jer. Taylor.

To alienate from allegiance. [Obs. & R.] Milton.

A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action, and could not enter. This effect of such aliena…

y the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate. Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the Queen. Clarendon. To social scenes by nature disinclined. Cowper.

To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth. Locke.

of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property. A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler.

power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. Tatler. A rural judge disp…

A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve. Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves. Bacon. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. Milton.

Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. Milton.

Suspicion of evil designs. Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of false principles. D. Webster.

A breach of concord and its effect; alienation. Such a disunion between the two houses as might much clouClarendon.

To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of. Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited, be the praise . . . of all posterity! Milton.

Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation. There was a division among the people. John vii. 43.

The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given. South.