allie
French
Verb
allie
Middle English
Etymology
A back-formation from allien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈliː(ə)/
Noun
allie (plural allies)
- The state of having marital or family relations or linkage.
- A member of one's family; one of one's kin or relatives.
- One's kin or relatives as a collective or group.
- Similarity or relation; the state of being similar to another.
- An ally, confederate, or compatriot; one in an alliance.
- (rare) A pact of friendship; the state of being allied.
References
- “allīe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.
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