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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†ALLEKAY, ALIKAY, AILICKEY, n. The bridegroom's man.Ags. 1774 C. Keith Farmer's Ha' (1841) liii.:
I trow we'll hae a merry day; And I'm to be the Alikay, At Kirk-town ha'.Ags. 1808 Jam.:
Ailickey. This is the only word used in Ang[us], although in other parts of S[cotland] he who holds this place is called the best man.Ags. 1818 A. Balfour in Edb. Mag. (Nov.) 411/1:
About this time the bride appoints her two bridesmaids, and the bridegroom two male attendants, termed ex officio “allekays.”