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pact
CIDE DICTIONARY
pact, n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. pā bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v. ].
An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
"The engagement and pact of society which goes by the name of the constitution." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pact, n. an agreement or a treaty.
Etymology
ME f. OF pact(e) f. L pactum, neut. past part. of pacisci agree
THESAURUS
pact
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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 "pact" in Webster Dictionary Online
