allied (adj.)

c. 1300, past-participle adjective from ally (v.). Originally of kindred (compare alliance); in reference to a league or formal treaty, it is first recorded late 14c.

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ally (v.)

late 13c., "to join in marriage" (transitive), from Old French alier "combine, unite," from a differentiated stem of aliier (from Latin alligare "bind to, tie to," from ad "to" (see ad-) + ligare "to bind, bind one thing to another, tie" (from PIE root *leig- "to tie, bind"). Meaning "to form an alliance, join, associate" is late 14c. Related: allied; allying.

alliance (n.)

c. 1300, "bond of marriage" (between ruling houses or noble families), from Old French aliance (12c., Modern French alliance) "alliance, bond; marriage, union," from aliier (Modern French allier) "combine, unite" (see ally (v.)).

General sense of "combination for a common object" is from mid-14c., as are those of "bond or treaty between rulers or nations, contracted by treaty" and "aggregate of persons allied." Unlike its synonyms, "rarely used of a combination for evil" [Century Dictionary]. Meaning "state of being allied or connected" is from 1670s. The Latin word was alligantia.

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Definitions of allied from WordNet

allied (adj.)

related by common characteristics or ancestry;

allied studies

allied species

allied (adj.)

united in a confederacy or league;

Synonyms: confederate / confederative

allied (adj.)

joined by treaty or agreement;

Allied (adj.)

of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II;

Allied (adj.)

of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I;

an allied offensive

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Dictionary entries near allied

alley

alleyway

all-fired

allgates

alliance

allied

alligator

all-in

all-inclusive

Allison

alliterate