alegement
Old French
noun
Definitions
- (literally) lightening of a load or burden
- relief (from suffering)
Etymology
Suffix from Old French alegier.
Origin
Old French
alegier
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alegge English
- allegement English
- allego Latin
- allevio Latin
- legō Latin
- alleggement, allegement Middle English
- alegier Old French