alliaunce

English

Noun

alliaunce (plural alliaunces)

1. Obsolete form of alliance.

Anagrams

• lacinulae

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aliance, aliaunce, alliance, allyaunce, alyance, alyaunce, eliance, elyaunce

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)

1. A linkage between friends, partners or associates:
   1. An alliance; a compact between two allies:
   2. A state of marital connection or union.
   3. An illegitimate or unrecognised romantic relationship.
2. One's relations via marriage; one's stepfamily.
3. Similarity, linkage, or relation.
4. (rare) The parties of an alliance.

Descendants

• English: alliance
• Scots: alliance

References

• “allīa(u)nce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-02.