Alecy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪl.si/

Alternative forms

• alecie

Origin

ale + -cy

Full definition of alecy

Noun

1. (obsolete) The state of being inebriated from drinking ale or beer; drunkenness
• 1594, Old Plays Chapter Mother Bombie, The more ass he; if he had arrested a mare instead of a horse it had been a slight oversight; but to arrest a man that hath no likeness of a horse, is flat lunacy or alecy.

Synonyms

• See

Derived terms

• alecied

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