noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
2. 2
   A thrust or pass; a lunge.

Verb

1. 1
   To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

Synonyms

All synonyms

affixappendixcodacodicilcommentaryepilogue

Etymology

Borrowed from French allonge (“a lengthening”). Doublet of lunge.

Related phrases

negotiable instrument

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