inalienable

Etymology

Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”).

adj

  1. Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
    An inalienable right is a right that cannot be given away
  2. (grammar) 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.

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