inalienable.
Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
Meaning & usage
Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
An inalienable right is a right that cannot be given away nor taken away.
Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts, regarding permanence.
Just as some languages have a "be" for permanent states (which are essential) and a different "be" for temporary states (which are incidental), some languages have a "have" for unchangeable possession (which is inalienable) and a different "have" for changeable possession (which is alienable).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”), equivalent to in- + alienable.
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