inalienable

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective 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.

2. adjective 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).

Similar words

infrangible indefeasible inviolable untransferable nontransferable absolute unassignable unforfeitable unalienable indissoluble

Often followed by

rights right and possession part human property from possessions

Word family

inalienabilities inalienability inalienably