fœderate

See also: foederate

English

Adjective

fœderate (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of federate.
   • 1890, William Blackstone, William G. Hammond, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Bancroft‐Whitney Company, page 248:

     The truth seems to be, that in such an incorporate union (which is well distinguished by a very learned prelate from a fœderate alliance, where such an infringement would certainly rescind the compact) the two contracting state are totally annihilated, without any power of revival; and a third arises from their conjunction, in which all the rights of sovereignty, and particularly that of legislation, must of necessity reside.

Verb

fœderate (third-person singular simple present fœderates, present participle fœderating, simple past and past participle fœderated)

1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of federate