allie
See also: allié and Allie
French
Verb
allie
- first-person singular present indicative of allier
- third-person singular present indicative of allier
- first-person singular present subjunctive of allier
- third-person singular present subjunctive of allier
- second-person singular imperative of allier
Anagrams
- aille, aillé, Leila
Middle English
Alternative forms
- allye, alye, alie, aly
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.
Descendants
- English: ally
- Scots: ally
References
- “allīe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.