allie
French
    
    Verb
    
allie
- inflection of allier:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
 
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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