Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL-LI'CIEN-CY
AL-LI'CIEN-CY, n. [L. allicio, ad and lacio; G. locken; D. lokken; Sw. locka; Dan. lokker; L. allecto, elicio. Class Lg.]
The power of attracting any thing; attraction; magnetism. [Little used.] Glanville.
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