n. [ OF. alecret, halecret, hallecret. ] A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. allectare, freq. of allicere, allectum. ] To allure; to entice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. allectatio. ] Enticement; allurement. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. allectivus. ] Alluring. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Allurement. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Allege. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. allegatio, fr. allegare, allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. Allege and Adlegation. ]
I thought their allegation but reasonable. Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t. [ See Allay. ] To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being alleged or affirmed. [ 1913 Webster ]
The most authentic examples allegeable in the case. South. [ 1913 Webster ]