Alienage

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ALIENAGE. The condition or state of alien.

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The terms "drysalter", a dealer in certain chemical products and foods, and "alienism", the study and treatment of mental illness, have also faded from use.
... but some are declared extinct
Best Before: 1890s Alienism ThE study and treatment of mental illness Best Before: 1920s Rundlet A LiquiD measure, usually about 15 gallons Best Before: 1920s Wittol mAN who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness Best Before: 1940s Drysalter DeALer in certain chemical products, such as dyestuffs and gums, also dried, tinned, or salted foods and edible oils.
Away with words; our changing vocab
The terms 'drysalter', a dealer in certain chemical products and foods, and 'alienism', the study and treatment of mental illness, have also faded from use.
The charabanc is consigned to history

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