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The term foreign evolved during the mid-13th century from ''ferren, foreyne'', "out of doors", based on the [[Old French]] ''forain'', "outer, external, outdoor; remote", reflecting the sense of "not in one's own land" first attested in the late 14th century. Spelling in English was altered in the 17th century, perhaps by influence of the words ''reign'' and ''sovereign''. Both words were associated at the time with the most common office of [[monarch]] that determined [[foreign policy]], a set of diplomatic goals that seeks to outline how a country will interact with other countries of the world.