alecy

English

Etymology

From ale +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪlsi/
• Hyphenation: ale‧cy

Noun

alecy (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; (generally) drunkenness.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunkenness

   • c. 1590 (date written), [John Lyly], Mother Bombie. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, published 1598, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii, signature [F4], verso:

     The more aſſe he, if he had arreſted a mare inſtead of an horſe, it had been a ſlight ouerſight, but to arreſt a man that hath no likeneſſe of a horſe, is flat lunacie or alecie.

Alternative forms

• alecie

Derived terms

• alecied

Anagrams

• Caley, Lacey, claye, lacey