n. [ LL. malleatio: cf. OF. malléation. ] The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. allegatio, fr. allegare, allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. Allege and Adlegation. ]
I thought their allegation but reasonable. Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]