pact
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French pacte, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from paciscere (“to agree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pact (plural pacts)
Derived terms
Translations
an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant
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an agreement between two or more nations
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Further reading
- “pact”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pact”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “pact”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Noun
pact n (plural pacten, diminutive pactje n)
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