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ally (v.)
c.1300, from O.Fr.
alier
"combine, unite," from a differentiated stem of
aleier
(source of
alloy
), from L.
alligare
"bind to" (see
alloy
). The noun is c.1600 in the sense of "one united with another by treaty or league," from the verb.
