/ahn tahnt"/ ; Fr. /ahonn tahonnt"/ , n. , pl. ententes /-tahnts"/ ; Fr. /-tahonnt"/ .
1. an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
2. an alliance of parties to such an understanding.
[ 1830-45; entent, ptp. of entendre to INTEND ]
Syn. 1. agreement, accord, rapprochement.