( n. )
A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.
( n. )
A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012