Allowen

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An obsolete past participle of allow, describing something that has been permitted, granted or conceded to someone
2. A archaic form of the past participle meaning that a thing was given consent or was accepted as lawful
3. Old past participle form signifying that someone has been let do something or that a claim was conceded

Etymology: Its root meaning is praise. "Allow" comes from Old French "alouer", which descends from Latin "allaudare", built from "ad-" and "laudare", "to praise." English took the verb with its approving sense intact, so to allow something once meant to commend it or give it one's assent. The sense of granting leave, letting something happen, developed later. "Allowen" is the past participle of that Middle English verb, meaning "permitted" or "granted." Its spelling follows the older pattern of past participles ending in "-en," as in "proven" or "shaken."