Al*lay"ment (&?;), n. An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.]

The like allayment could I give my grief.

Shak.

Al"le*cret (&?;), n. [OF. alecret, halecret, hallecret.] A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss. Fairholt.

Al*lect" (&?;), v. t. [L. allectare, freq. of allicere, allectum.] To allure; to entice. [Obs.]

Al`lec*ta"tion (&?;), n. [L. allectatio.] Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Bailey.

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