Obs. rare1. [a. OFr. alaite-r, -ier:L. adlactā-re to give milk to; f. ad to + lac, lact- milk.] To give milk to, suckle.
a. 1521. Helyas, in E. E. Pr. Rom. (1858), III. 56. The vii children were nourished and alated [printed alaced] of the saide white goate.