allie

See also: allié and Allie

French

Verb

allie

1. inflection of allier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

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)

1. The state of having marital or family relations or linkage.
2. A member of one's family; one of one's kin or relatives.
3. One's kin or relatives as a collective or group.
4. Similarity or relation; the state of being similar to another.
5. An ally, confederate, or compatriot; one in an alliance.
6. (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.