单词 | confederacy |
释义 | confederacy /keuhn fed"euhr euh see, -fed"reuh see/, n. , pl. confederacies. 1. an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose. 2. a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy. 3. a combination of persons for unlawful purposes; conspiracy. 4. the Confederacy. See Confederate States of America. [1350-1400; ME confederacie < AF; see CONFEDERATE, -ACY] |
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