— caballer , n.
/keuh bal"/ , n. , v. , caballed, caballing .
n.
1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
v.i.
4. to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.
[ 1610-20, for an earlier sense; earlier cabbal cabbala. See CABALA ]
Syn. 1. junta, faction, band, league, ring. 2. See conspiracy .