v a relative; a kinsman.
2. ally ·noun ·see alley, a marble or taw.
3. ally ·v anything akin to another by structure, ·etc.
4. ally ·v anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
5. ally ·vt to connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
6. ally ·v one united to another by treaty or league;
usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
7. ally ·vt 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.