alliaunce
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French aliance; equivalent to allien + -aunce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aliːˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˈliːa(u̯)ns(ə)/
Noun
alliaunce (plural alliaunces)
- A linkage between friends, partners or associates:
- An alliance; a compact between two allies:
- A state of marital connection or union.
- An illegitimate or unrecognised romantic relationship.
- One's relations via marriage; one's stepfamily.
- Similarity, linkage, or relation.
- (rare) The parties of an alliance.
References
- “allīa(u)nce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.
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