well-alliedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈlʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈlaɪd/,

/ˌwɛlˈæˌlaɪd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and allied adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., allied adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + allied adj.

Now rare.

Having close or favourable links; having many allies.

ΚΠ

1524 tr. J. de Bourbon Begynnynge & Foundacyon Holy Hospytall sig. B.iii^v It was a grete pleasure to se them all so wel alyed & so well wyllynge.

1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. D2^v A man of good calling he is, and well allied brother in law to Bull the hangman.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 367 The vice is of a great kindred; it is well allied .

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 548 An ancient and well allied familie.

1697 P. Hollingworth tr. C. F. Franckenstein Hist. Intrigues & Gallantries Queen of Sweden 294 Considering that the Queen was Sick and the Abbot well Allied, he thought it convenient, (for fear of making himself Enemies) to suffer him to Escape.

1731 J. Ogilvie tr. P. Giannone Civil Hist. Kingdom Naples II. xxxii. i. 527 A rich Citizen, well allied, called Mazzeo Pellegrino, who, by Force of Money, had long smother'd the Complaints against him, and still persisted in his wicked Courses.

1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. xi. 406 A gentleman well educated, well allied, of pleasing manners, and with every external promise of a good and feeling character.

1855 M. F. Tupper Lyrics 201 The fierce-lipp'd major, rich and well-allied, And pamper'd up for pleasures at his mess.

1905 Virginia Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 13 217 William Mallory, Esq., who thus became lord of Studley, jure uxoris, was the representative of an ancient well-allied family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-allied
释义	well-alliedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈlʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈlaɪd/, /ˌwɛlˈæˌlaɪd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and allied adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., allied adj. Etymology: < well adv. + allied adj. Now rare. Having close or favourable links; having many allies. ΚΠ 1524 tr. J. de Bourbon Begynnynge & Foundacyon Holy Hospytall sig. B.iii^v It was a grete pleasure to se them all so wel alyed & so well wyllynge. 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. D2^v A man of good calling he is, and well allied brother in law to Bull the hangman. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 367 The vice is of a great kindred; it is well allied . View more context for this quotation 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 548 An ancient and well allied familie. 1697 P. Hollingworth tr. C. F. Franckenstein Hist. Intrigues & Gallantries Queen of Sweden 294 Considering that the Queen was Sick and the Abbot well Allied, he thought it convenient, (for fear of making himself Enemies) to suffer him to Escape. 1731 J. Ogilvie tr. P. Giannone Civil Hist. Kingdom Naples II. xxxii. i. 527 A rich Citizen, well allied, called Mazzeo Pellegrino, who, by Force of Money, had long smother'd the Complaints against him, and still persisted in his wicked Courses. 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. xi. 406 A gentleman well educated, well allied, of pleasing manners, and with every external promise of a good and feeling character. 1855 M. F. Tupper Lyrics 201 The fierce-lipp'd major, rich and well-allied, And pamper'd up for pleasures at his mess. 1905 Virginia Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 13 217 William Mallory, Esq., who thus became lord of Studley, jure uxoris, was the representative of an ancient well-allied family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1524
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