Obs. [n. of agent f. L. allēgāt- ppl. stem of allēgā-re: see ALLEGE v.2 and -OR.] He who alleges or affirms.
1681. Relig. Cler., 81. ’Tis not the first time that Holy Scripture hath been the Argument when the destruction of the Allegatour hath proved the consequence.
