Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Alate \A*late"\, adv. [Pref. a- + late.]
   Lately; of late. [Archaic]

         There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.
                                                  --Latimer.

Alate \A"late\, Alated \A"la*ted\, a. [L. alatus, from ala
   wing.]
   Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.

Source : WordNet®

alate
     adj : having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of
           a maple tree" [syn: {alated}]