Foraneous

/fɔˈreɪniəs/ adjective

Definition

Foreign or external in origin; not native to a place (archaic legal and ecclesiastical term).

Etymology

From Latin foraneous (foreign), derived from foris (outside). Used in medieval church law and legal documents to describe jurisdictions or authority external to a given territory.

Kelly Says

Medieval monasteries used 'foraneous authority' to describe bishops sent from Rome to oversee distant lands—it was the original meaning of having 'outside oversight'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውሃ እንደ ሰው
w'aha en-de sew
ARالعربية
أجنبي (أجنبي)
a-j-n-bi
BNবাংলা
বিদেশী
bi-desh-ee
CACatalà
estranger
es-tran-ger
CSČeština
cizinec
ci-zin-ec
DADansk
udlænding
ud-lan-ding
DEDeutsch
fremd
fremd
ELΕλληνικά
Ξένος (Ξένος)
xe-nos
ESEspañol
foráneo
foh-ra-neo
FAفارسی
غریبه
gharibeh
FISuomi
ulkomaalainen
ul-ko-ma-lai-nen
FRFrançais
étranger
e-tre-n-jehr
GUGU
ફોરમિનિફેરા
foh-rah-min-i-feh-ra
HAHA
foraminifera
foh-rah-min-i-fer-a
HEעברית
זָר
zar
HIहिन्दी
विदेशी
vi-desh-ee
HUMagyar
idegen
i-de-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang asing
orang asing
IGIG
foraminifera
foh-rah-min-i-fer-a
ITItaliano
straniero
stran-je-ri-o
JA日本語
外国人 (がいこくじん)
gaikokujin
KKKK
foraminifera
foh-rah-min-i-fer-a
KMKM
អ្នកនៅខាងក្រៅ
an-nak na-u-kha-ng ka-rau
KO한국어
외국인 (외국인)
oe-guk-in
MRMR
फोरमिनीफेरा
foh-rah-mee-ni-feh-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
orang asing
orang asing
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပလူ
pyi-pe-lu
NLNederlands
vreemdeling
vreem-de-ling
NONorsk
utenlandsk
u-ten-lands-k
PAPA
ਫੋਰਮਿਨિਫੇਰਾ
foh-rah-min-i-feh-ra
PLPolski
obcokrajowiec
ob-co-kra-jo-vec
PTPortuguês
estrangeiro
es-tra-n-je-i-ro
RORomână
străin
stra-in
RUРусский
иностранец
i-no-stra-nets
SVSvenska
utlänning
ut-lan-ning
SWKiswahili
wageni
wa-ge-ni
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டு
ve-li-na-tu
TEతెలుగు
విదేశీ
vi-de-shee
THไทย
ชาวต่างชาติ
chawat-dang-cha-ti
TLTL
dayuhan
day-u-han
TRTürkçe
yabancı
ya-ba-chi
UKУкраїнська
іноземець
i-no-zem-ets
URاردو
غیر ملکی
ghair mulki
VITiếng Việt
người nước ngoài
nguoi nuoc ngoai
YOYO
foraminifera
foh-rah-min-i-fer-a
ZH中文
外国人
wài guó rén
ZUZU
foraminifera
foh-rah-min-i-fer-a

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