n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' bäl, - ' bal
Function: noun
Etymology: French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabb ā l ā h, literally, received (lore)
Date: 1614
1 : the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues
2 : CLUB , GROUP <a cabal of artists>
synonyms see PLOT