auld alliance
(also old alliance) regional
noun
The political and military alliance between Scotland and France which began formally with the treaty of 1295 between John Balliol and Philip IV of France, and was repeatedly renewed until 1560, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots; (also more generally) the traditional friendship between these two countries.
Origin
Mid 16th century.
- timber-framing
- timber-getter
- timber hitch
- timbering
- timberland
- timberline
- timberman
- timber wolf
- timber yard
- timbre
- timbrel
- Timbuctoo
- Timbuktu
- time
- time after time (also time and again or time and time again)
- time and motion
- time and motion study
- time and tide wait for no man
- time attack
- time average
- time-averaged
- time ball
- time-bar
- time bargain
- time-barred