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confederacy

Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛd(ə)rəsi/

Definition of confederacy

noun (plural confederacies)

  • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states: the Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League
  • (the Confederacy)another term for Confederate States of America.
  • a union of people or groups formed for an illicit purpose: the Yakuza is a secret confederacy of criminal fraternities

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French confederacie, based on Latin confoederare 'join together in league' (see confederation)

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