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Allye, Allie, n. Also: alye (elye), alyȝhe, aliȝhe. [ME. alye, allye (c 1380), OF. alié, allié, p.p. of allier Ally v. Originally three syllables. The usual later form is Allya.]

1. coll. Allies. 1375 Barb. xvii. 319.
The mast party … War of his blud, and sib men ner, Or ellis thai war his allyé a1460 Misc. Bann. C. III. 35.
The Egipcianis callit in thair help thair allye the Grekis 1533 Bell. Livy II. 26/16.
He come … with his allye and freynd[is] to Rome 1593 Wemyss Chart. 218.
For thame selfis, bairnis, keine, … alye, … compleses, servandis

2. An ally, associate. 1406 Douglas Chart. 367.
Our lufit squyer and allie 1416 Red Bk. Menteith I. 286.
Trast … frend, cosyng, or aliȝhe c1420 Wynt. i. 1642.
The mawich couth noucht be In pes wytht hys alye Ib. ii. 1044.
Tamtalus that wes as fere Tyll goddys, and alye nere 1456 Hay I. 57/26.
Thare deid … fourty thousand … quhat of the partyes of Couloigne, quhat othir thair allyes Ib. 27.
The Franche men with thair allies 1590 Conv. Burghs I. 313.
Thame selffis, thair awin kyn, freyndis, and alyes

3. Alliance; kinship. c1420 Ratis R. 1063.
Gyf thyne amouris be to thé To nere of kyne or alye, Or gyf scho be vedit with man 1570 Leslie 90.
The maist hie Cristene King, to quhome be all confidderacione, bluid and alye … we ar boundin