Middle English Dictionary Entry
allē̆gāten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | allē̆gāten v. |
| Etymology | From L ppl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To present (arguments); quote (an authority, a passage).
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)63b/b : Þat þis maner..be proffitable witnesseþ Galien in þe place bifore allegate [*Ch.(2): allegged; L preallegato].
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.143 : Reasones were allegate [L ponuntur] for either parte of bothe primates.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)6.99 : Wilfridus, disputynge for theym, did allegate [L allegebant] the consuetude of the churche universalle.