CONFEDERACY


Meaning of CONFEDERACY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a league or alliance, esp. of confederate States. 2 a league for an unlawful or evil purpose; a conspiracy. 3 the condition or fact of being confederate; alliance; conspiracy.

[ ME, AF, OF confederacie (as confederate) ]

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