[ ɒn'tɒnt , ɒ~'tɒ~t ]
(also ~ cordiale ˌkɔ:dɪ'α:l )
■ noun a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.
↘( the Entente Cordiale ) the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in the First World War.
Origin
C19: from Fr. ~ (cordiale) '(friendly) understanding'.