alure

or al·lure

[ al-yoor, -yer ]

noun
  1. a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.

Origin of alure

1
1250–1300; Middle English, also al(o)ur<Old French aleure passage, equivalent to ale walk (see alley1) + -ure-ure

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