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单词 Family Compact
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Definition of Family Compact in English:

Family Compact

noun ˌfam(ɪ)li ˈkɒmpaktˌfam(ə)li ˈkɒmpakt
historical
  • 1A formal agreement or treaty made between royal or noble families, or between members of the same royal or noble family. Now chiefly with lower-case initials.

  • 2Specifically. Any one of a series of three treaties made in the 18th cent. between the Bourbon dynasties of France and Spain and their allies for common action, especially against Britain and Austria; an alliance resulting from one of these treaties.

  • 3(The name given to) a small closed group of Tory politicians and officials who exercised extensive political power in Upper Canada in the first part of the 19th cent. Hence (with lower-case initials): any political clique.

Origin

Mid 18th century. From family + compact, after French pacte de famille family alliance, Spanish pacto de familia, or Italian patto di famiglia family alliance.

 
 

Definition of Family Compact in US English:

Family Compact

noun
historical
  • 1A formal agreement or treaty made between royal or noble families, or between members of the same royal or noble family. Now chiefly with lower-case initials.

  • 2Specifically. Any one of a series of three treaties made in the 18th cent. between the Bourbon dynasties of France and Spain and their allies for common action, especially against Britain and Austria; an alliance resulting from one of these treaties.

  • 3(The name given to) a small closed group of Tory politicians and officials who exercised extensive political power in Upper Canada in the first part of the 19th cent. Hence (with lower-case initials): any political clique.

Origin

Mid 18th century. From family + compact, after French pacte de famille family alliance, Spanish pacto de familia, or Italian patto di famiglia family alliance.

 
 
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