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concordat
CIDE DICTIONARY
concordat, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop. p. p. of concordare. See Concord.].
- A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything. [1913 Webster]
- An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. Hook. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
concordat, n. an agreement, esp. between the Roman Catholic Church and a State.
Etymology
F concordat or L concordatum neut. past part. of concordare (as concordance)
ROGET THESAURUS
concordat
Compact
N compact, contract, agreement, bargain, affidation, pact, paction, bond, covenant, indenture, bundobast, deal, stipulation, settlement, convention, compromise, cartel, Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, most favored nation status, negotiation, diplomacy, negotiator, ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil, signet, agreed, conventional, under hand and seal, caveat emptor.For further exploring for "concordat" in Webster Dictionary Online
