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one thing to another. The admiffion of an article in reck¬ 
oning', and addition of it to the account. 
Allocatio'ne Facienda, f. is a writ direfted to the 
lord-treafurer, or bar«*s of the exchequer, commanding 
them to allow an accountant fuch films as he has lawfully 
expended in the execution of his olfice. 
ALLOCU'TION,yi [ allocutio, Lat. of ad, to, and loquor, 
to fpeak. j The aft of fpeaking to. An oration or fpeech 
made by a general to his foldiers, to encourage them to 
light, and to dehort them from fedition. 
ALLO'DIAL, adj. [from allodium. ] Held without any 
acknowledgment of iuperiority ; not feudal; independent. 
ALLO'DIUM, f. [A word of very uncertain deriva¬ 
tion, but mod: probably of German original.] A poffef- 
fion held in abfolute independence, without any acknow¬ 
ledgment of a lord paramount. It is cppofed to fee, or 
feudum, which intimates fome kind of dependence. See 
Feodal System. 
ALLG'NGE, f. [ allonge, Fr<] A pafs or thruft with a 
rapier, fo called from the lengthening of the fpace taken up 
by the fencer. It is likewife taken for a long rein, when 
the horfe is trotted in the hand. 
To ALLO'O, v. a. [This word is generally fpoke halloo, 
and is ufed to dogs, when they are incited to.the chace or 
battle; it is commonly imagined to come from the French 
allons ; perhaps from all lo, look all; fnewing the objeft.] 
To fet on ; to incite a dog, by crying alloo. 
Alloo thy furious maftiff; bid him vex 
The noxious herd, and print upon their ears 
A fad memorial of their pad offence. Philips. 
ALLO'PHYLUS,_/! [aXAo^vAc;, of aWoc, another, and 
tpoXy, a tribe, Gr.] One of another tribe, nation, or kin¬ 
dred ; a dranger, or alien. 
AlloThylus, f. [aAkoipiAo?, Gr. alienigenus, Lat. 
foreign.] In botanv, of the oftandria monogynia clafs, 
ranking in the natural order of guttiferae. The generic 
charafters are—Calyx : perianthium four-leaved; leaflets 
orbiculate ; two exterior, oppofite, fmaller by half. Co¬ 
rolla : of four petals, lefs than the calyx, orbiculate, equal: 
claws broad, length of the two fmaller leaves of the calyx. 
Stamina: filaments filiform, the length of the corolla; an- 
therae roundifh. Pidillum: germ fuperior, roundifli, twin ; 
ftyle filiform, longer than the damens ; ftigma bifid, with 
the divifions rolled back.— EJfentialCharafter. Calyx, four¬ 
leaved; leaflets orbiculate, two oppofite fmaller. Petals, 
four; lefs than the calyx : germ twin : ftigma quadrifid. 
Species, j. Allophylus zeylanicus: leaves oval acumi¬ 
nate quite entire ; racemes axillary very fhort. This is a 
tree having the appearance of Perfea; it is a native of 
the ifland of Ceylon. 
2. Allophylus rigidus : leaves Ample, toothletted and 
fpiny ; flowers in racemes. 3. Allophylus racemofus : 
leaves ternate, flowers in racemes. Natives of Hifpaniola. 
4. Allophylus cominia: leaves ternate, flowers in pa¬ 
nicles. It grows plentifully in Jamaica. 
5. Allophylus ternatus: leaves ternate ferrate, racemes 
long terminating. This is only a fhrub five feet in height, 
with fpreading branches. It is a native of Cochinchina, 
by the banks of rivers. The inhabitants ufe the leaves as 
a cataplafm in contulions. 
AL'LOQUY, f \_alloquium, Lat. of ad, to, and loquor, 
to fpeak.] The aft of fpeaking to another; addrefs; con- 
verfation. 
To ALLOT, v. a- [from/oh] To diftribute by lot. To 
grant: 
I fliall deferve my fate, if I refufe 
That happy hour which heaven allots to peace. Drydcn. 
To diftribute; to parcel out; to give each his fhare.—Since 
fame was the only end of all their ftudies, a man cannof 
be too fcrupulous in allotting them their due portion of it. 
Taller. 
ALLO'TMENT,/. That which is allotted to any one 5 
ALL 
the part, the fhare, the portion granted.—There can be 
no thought of fecurity or quiet in this world, but in a re- 
fignation to the allotments of God and nature. V If range. 
Part appropriated.—It is laid out into a grove for fruits 
and (hade, a vineyard, and an allotment for olives and 
herbs. Broome. 
ALLOT'TERY, f. That which is granted to any par¬ 
ticular perfon in a diftribution.—Allow me fuch exercifes 
as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery 
my father left me by teftament. ShakeJpeare. 
To ALLO'W, v. a. \_allouer, Fr. alyfan or allcfan, Sax. 
of allaudo, Lat. of ad, to, and laudo, to commend.] To 
admit; as, to allow a pofition ; not to contradift ; not to 
oppofe.—The principles which all mankind allow for true, 
are innate; thofe, that men of right reafon admit, are the 
principles allowed by all mankind. Locke. To juftify; to 
maintain as right. To grant; to yield; to own any one’s 
title to.—We will not, incivility, allow too much fincerity 
to the profeflion of moft men : but think their aftions to be 
interpreters of their thoughts. Locke. —To grant licenfe to ; 
to permit.—But, as we are allowed of God to be put iu 
truft with the gofpel, even fo we fpeak, not as plealing men, 
but God, which trieth our hearts. 1 Thejf. ii.4—To give 
a fanftion to; to authorize. To give to ; to pay to: 
Ungrateful then ! if we no tears allow 
To him that gave us peace and empire too. Waller. 
To appoint for; to fet out to a certain ufe ; as, He allowed 
his fon the third part of his income. To make abate¬ 
ment, or provifion ; or to fettle any thing, with fome con- 
ceflions or cautions regarding fomething elfe.—If we con- 
fider the different occafions of ancient and modern medals, 
we ihall find they both agree in recording the great .aftions 
and fucceffes in war; allowing ftill for the different ways 
of making it, and the circumftances attending it. Addifon. 
ALLO'WABLE, adj. That which may be admitted 
without contradiction. That which is permitted or li- 
cenfed; lawful; not forbidden.—Reputation becomes a 
fignal and a very peculiar blefling to magiftrates ; and their 
purfuit of it is not only allowable but laudable. Atterbury. 
ALLO'WABI.ENESS, J. The quality of being allow¬ 
able ; lawfulnefs; exemption from prohibition. 
ALLOWANCE, f. Admiffion without contradiftion. 
—Without the notion and allowance of fpirits, our philo- 
fophy will be lame and defeftive in one main part of it. 
Locke. Sandtion ; licenfe ; authority. Permiflion ; free¬ 
dom from reftraint.—They fhould be accuftomed betimes 
to confult and make ufe of their reafon, before they give 
allowance to their inclinations, Locke. —A fettled rate, or 
appointment for any ufe.-—And his allowance was a conti¬ 
nual allowance given him of the king; a daily rate for 
every day all his life. 2 Kings. —Abatement from the ftrift 
rigour of a law, or demand.—Parents never give allow¬ 
ances for an innocent pafiion. Swift. —Eftablilhed charac¬ 
ter; reputation: 
His bark is ftoutly timber’d, and his pilot 
Of very expert and approv’d allowance. Skakefpear. 
ALLO'Y, f. A word ufed for the tempering and mix¬ 
ture of other metals with filver or gold. In the mint, a 
pound weight of gold is coined into forty-four guineas and 
a half, which is equal to 46I. 14s. 6d. An ounce therefore 
of fuch gold coin is worth 3I. 17s. iojd. in filver. A 
pound weight of ftandard filver bullion is coined into fixty- 
two (hillings: therefore an ounce of filver bullion is worth 
5s. 2d.—That precife weight and finenefs, by law appro¬ 
priated to the pieces of each denomination, is called the 
ftandard. Fine filver is filver without the mixture of any 
bafer metal. Alloy is bafer metal mixed with it. Let ano¬ 
ther piece be coined of the fame weight, wherein half the 
filver is taken out, and copper, or other alloy, put into the 
place, it will be worth but half as much ; for the value of 
the alloy is fo inconfiderable as not to be reckoned. Locke. 
Abatement; diminution.—The pleafures of fenfe are pro- 
