algate

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Al·gates , adv.

[All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate.]

1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.]

Ulna now he algates must forego.
Spenser.

Note: Still used in the north of England in the sense of «everywhere.»

2. By any or means; at all events. [Obs.] Fairfax.

3. Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.


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