Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Allied"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allied \Al*lied"\, a.
United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See {Ally}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare
to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy},
{Allay}, {Ligament}.]
1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between
families by marriage, or between princes and states by
treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or
with.
O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope.
2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude,
resemblance, friendship, or love.
These three did love each other dearly well, And
with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser.
The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope.
Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or
reflexively.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
allied
adj 1: related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied
species"; "allied studies"
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: {confederate}, {confederative}]
3: joined by treaty or agreement
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