allonge (plural allonges)
(legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
(fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
• rider
allonge (third-person singular simple present allonges, present participle allonging, simple past and past participle allonged)
To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
• galleon
Source: Wiktionary
Al*longe", n. Etym: [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge.]
1. (Fencing)
Definition: A thrust or pass; a lunge.
2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.
Al*longe", v. i. Etym: [F. allonger; Ă (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.]
Definition: To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
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