alledge

alledge is the obsolete spelling of allege.

alledge is the misspelling of allege.

Meaning of allege

allege (third-person singular simple present alleges, present participle alleging, simple past and past participle alleged)

(obsolete, transitive) To state under oath, to plead.
(archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
(transitive) To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- I will further alleage a storie[…]to make us palpably feele his naturall condition.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 39, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

plead
(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.

allege (third-person singular simple present alleges, present participle alleging, simple past and past participle alleged)

(obsolete) To lighten, diminish.
- and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects,1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich]...

third-person singular present	alledges
present participle	alledging
past participle	alledged
past	alledged

What is alledge the obsolete spelling of?: Alledge is the obsolete spelling of allege.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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