Etymology

alliance

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Today it means: The state of being allied. Full definition →

Middle English alliaunce ← Old French aliance ← French alliance
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  1. French · derived fromalliance
  2. Old French · derived fromaliance
  3. Middle English · inherited fromalliaunce
  4. English todayalliance

From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.

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