auld alliancen.

Brit.

/ˌɔːld əˈlʌɪəns/,

/ˌəʊld əˈlʌɪəns/, U.S.

/ˌɔld əˈlaɪəns/,

/ˌɑld əˈlaɪəns/, Scottish English

/ˌɔld əˈlaɪəns/

Forms: see old adj. and alliance n. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English auld , old adj., alliance n.

Etymology: < auld, Scots variant of old adj. + alliance n.In later use also with substitution of the standard English form of old adj.

Chiefly Scottish.

The political and military alliance between Scotland and France which began formally with the treaty of 1295 between John Balliol and Philip IV of France, and was repeatedly renewed until 1560, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots; (also more generally) the traditional friendship between these two countries.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > an alliance > specific alliances

auld alliance1566

the League1589

armed neutrality1780

German Confederation1786

Germanic Confederation1815

Holy Alliance1823

the Concert of Europe1841

Sonderbund1847

Triplice1896

Soviet block1919

communist bloc1922

Eastern bloc1922

Soviet bloc1924

axis1936

Rome–Berlin Axis1936

Eastern block1938

communist block1941

Western European Union1944

Arab League1945

Western Union1948

Atlantic Pact1949

NATO1949

North Atlantic Treaty Organization1949

Seato1954

W.E.U.1954

Warsaw Pact1955

Atlantic Alliance1958

ASEAN1967

G201972

1491 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1491/4/6 It is ordinit..that the aliancez and confederaciouns maid of before of auld and of new betuix the realmez of France and Scotland..be renewit, confermit and interperit eftre the tenour and forme of the aulde alliances and confederaciouns maid betuix thaim.]

1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. f. xc It is ordanit and concludit, that the allyance and confederatioun maid of befoir of auld and new betuix the Realmes of France & Scotland, the Kingis and Princis of the samin be the auise, conclusioun, and deliuerance of the thre estatis be renewit, reformit, and interpret in forme of the auld allyance, and confederatioun maid betuix thame and thair Realmes and liegis of befoir.

1686 G. Mackenzie Antiq. Royal Line Scotl. 212 And if the Reader doubt of the old Alliance betwixt France and Scotland, the Articles of the old League shall be printed, for they have been lately found upon record in an old Register at Paris, and bear date 791.

1791 Bee 20 July 53 James, Earl of Buchan, the king's uterine brother, and Livingstone bishop of Dunkeld, were sent to treat with the crafty French monarch, on the subject of the old alliance.

1864 Dundee Courier & Argus 23 Nov. Alone among Scotch houses they [sc. the Hamilton-Douglasses] have maintained the old alliance, are dukes in Scotland and France and princes in Germany, live habitually as much on the Continent as at home, [etc.].

1893 A. Lang St. Andrews iv. 101 Anything like bullying on the part of England at once drove the majority of Scots into the arms of France, and there was a sentimental attachment to the auld alliance.

1949 D. W. Brogan Let. 3 Jan. in K. Gregory First Cuckoo (1978) 214 In spite of ‘the auld alliance’, the French always say ‘l'Angleterre’, unless they specifically mean Scotland.

1997 C. Shaw Sc. Myths & Customs v. 118 Scotland was a huge importer and consumer of French wines, and especially claret, described as the life-blood of the Auld Alliance.

2001 Hist. Scotl. Winter 11/2 For the French the ‘auld alliance’ was indeed an antidote, securing Scottish help in their wars against the English.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	auld alliance
释义	auld alliancen. Brit. /ˌɔːld əˈlʌɪəns/, /ˌəʊld əˈlʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˌɔld əˈlaɪəns/, /ˌɑld əˈlaɪəns/, Scottish English /ˌɔld əˈlaɪəns/ Forms: see old adj. and alliance n. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English auld , old adj., alliance n. Etymology: < auld, Scots variant of old adj. + alliance n.In later use also with substitution of the standard English form of old adj. Chiefly Scottish. The political and military alliance between Scotland and France which began formally with the treaty of 1295 between John Balliol and Philip IV of France, and was repeatedly renewed until 1560, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots; (also more generally) the traditional friendship between these two countries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > an alliance > specific alliances auld alliance1566 the League1589 armed neutrality1780 German Confederation1786 Germanic Confederation1815 Holy Alliance1823 the Concert of Europe1841 Sonderbund1847 Triplice1896 Soviet block1919 communist bloc1922 Eastern bloc1922 Soviet bloc1924 axis1936 Rome–Berlin Axis1936 Eastern block1938 communist block1941 Western European Union1944 Arab League1945 Western Union1948 Atlantic Pact1949 NATO1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization1949 Seato1954 W.E.U.1954 Warsaw Pact1955 Atlantic Alliance1958 ASEAN1967 G201972 1491 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1491/4/6 It is ordinit..that the aliancez and confederaciouns maid of before of auld and of new betuix the realmez of France and Scotland..be renewit, confermit and interperit eftre the tenour and forme of the aulde alliances and confederaciouns maid betuix thaim.] 1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. f. xc It is ordanit and concludit, that the allyance and confederatioun maid of befoir of auld and new betuix the Realmes of France & Scotland, the Kingis and Princis of the samin be the auise, conclusioun, and deliuerance of the thre estatis be renewit, reformit, and interpret in forme of the auld allyance, and confederatioun maid betuix thame and thair Realmes and liegis of befoir. 1686 G. Mackenzie Antiq. Royal Line Scotl. 212 And if the Reader doubt of the old Alliance betwixt France and Scotland, the Articles of the old League shall be printed, for they have been lately found upon record in an old Register at Paris, and bear date 791. 1791 Bee 20 July 53 James, Earl of Buchan, the king's uterine brother, and Livingstone bishop of Dunkeld, were sent to treat with the crafty French monarch, on the subject of the old alliance. 1864 Dundee Courier & Argus 23 Nov. Alone among Scotch houses they [sc. the Hamilton-Douglasses] have maintained the old alliance, are dukes in Scotland and France and princes in Germany, live habitually as much on the Continent as at home, [etc.]. 1893 A. Lang St. Andrews iv. 101 Anything like bullying on the part of England at once drove the majority of Scots into the arms of France, and there was a sentimental attachment to the auld alliance. 1949 D. W. Brogan Let. 3 Jan. in K. Gregory First Cuckoo (1978) 214 In spite of ‘the auld alliance’, the French always say ‘l'Angleterre’, unless they specifically mean Scotland. 1997 C. Shaw Sc. Myths & Customs v. 118 Scotland was a huge importer and consumer of French wines, and especially claret, described as the life-blood of the Auld Alliance. 2001 Hist. Scotl. Winter 11/2 For the French the ‘auld alliance’ was indeed an antidote, securing Scottish help in their wars against the English. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1566
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