alliaunce

== English == === Noun === alliaunce (plural alliaunces) 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) 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. ==== Descendants ==== English: alliance Scots: alliance ==== References ==== “allīa(u)nce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 March 2019.