Meaning of Ally | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
2. One's relatives; kin, kindred, relations; also, relationship through descent or marriage; kinship.
   obsolete, plural, plural-only
3. Alternative spelling of alley (“a glass marble or taw”).
   alt-of, alternative, obsolete
4. A person who, or organization which, supports a demographic group subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation but is not a member of the group; specifically (LGBTQ), a person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.
5. People, groups, states, etc., which are associated or united with each other for a common purpose; confederates; also, the state of being allied; alliance, confederation.
   obsolete, plural, plural-only
6. A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.
7. Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.
8. An organism which is related to another organism through common evolutionary origin; specifically, a species which is closely related to another species, usually within the same family.
9. A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter.
   figuratively
10. A kinsman or kinswoman; a relative.
    historical, obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“[N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide.”

“The rights of the ſeven Electors were ſupported by all the deſcendants and allies of their powerful families, who ſhared in the ſplendor and influence, which they enjoyed by this diſtinguiſhing privilege.”

“[…] Christy and his trusty ally, the one armed with a fowling piece, the other with an ancient blunderbuss, turned out as sentries to keep watch over this donjon keep.”

“He became the ally of a boy named Aubrey Mills and founded with him a gang of adventurers in the avenue.”

“I’m glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.”

“The two countries were allies in World War I.”

“To be ſo ſcornefull to your alye⸝ / Your counſeyle was not worth a flye.”

“If thou deſire to make vvarre vvith a Prince, vvith vvhom thou haſt formerly ratified a league; aſſaile ſome Ally of his, rather then himſelfe: […] his infidelity in not aſſiſting his Ally, vvill be diſcovered: Hereby thou ſhalt gaine thy ſelfe advantage, and facilitate thy deſignes.”

“During some days indeed there was great reason to fear that the enemy would be entertained with a bloody fight between the English soldiers and their French allies.”

“Even before she begs Jon to keep his identity a secret, she reeks of desperation; in order to gain an ally that isn’t already in her entourage, she sets Gendry Baratheon né Rivers up in Storm’s End.”

“the pretty Pansy then Ile tye / Like Stones some Chaine inchasing, / And next to them their neere Alye, / The purple Violet placing.”

“The Aleptick art, and, its neereſt ally, Medicine, are deſign'd for the cure of bodies, reducing the faculties to the beſt harmony; […]”

“The frozen Earth lies buried there, belovv / A hilly heap, ſev'n Cubits deep in Snovv: / And all the VVeſt Allies of ſtormy Boreas blovv.”

“And novv from the Head and Mouth, paſs vve to it's near Allie the Stomach, another no leſs notable than uſeful Part; […]”

“The order of Gruiformes includes cranes and their allies.”

“Procyonids (raccoons and their allies), a group of North American origin, are first recorded in South America in a level immediately below a unit dated at 6.0 million years.”

“[S]cience, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.”

“This Gentleman the Princes neere Alie. / My very frend hath tane this mortall vvound / In my behalfe, […]”

“Finally there was a quiet wedding at the Towers, […] The Sellerses were to go to England with their new allies for a brief visit, but when it was time to take the train from Washington, the colonel was missing.”

“The ſpider: as of vſe in talke new entrid, / (Frendes axe of frends: the ſtate of their frends frendly,) / Axte how his coſins (thants father and mother) did. / His brothers ſiſters with all kyn and aly, / Thant ſaid thei did well.”

“Where’s my Girle? What Ally? Ally? / Enter Alice.”

“Ally Love”

“Golden-hair'd Ally whose name is one with mine, Crazy with laughter and babble and earth's new wine”

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