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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Confederacy \Con*fed"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. Confederacies. [From
     Confederate, a.]
     1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of
        men, or states, for mutual support or common action;
        alliance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The friendships of the world are oft
              Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He hath heard of our confederacy.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Virginia promoted a confederacy.      --Bancroft.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a
        league; a confederation.
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              The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic
              confederacy that ever existed.        --Harris.
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              Virgil has a whole confederacy against him.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an
        unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See
        Conspiracy.
  
     Syn: League; compact; alliance; association; union;
          combination; confederation.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Confederacy \Con*fed"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. Confederacies. [From
     Confederate, a.]
     1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of
        men, or states, for mutual support or common action;
        alliance.
  
              The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies
              in vice or leagues of pleasure.       --Addison.
  
              He hath heard of our confederacy.     --Shak.
  
              Virginia promoted a confederacy.      --Bancroft.
  
     2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a
        league; a confederation.
  
              The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic
              confederacy that ever existed.        --Harris.
  
              Virgil has a whole confederacy against him.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an
        unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See
        Conspiracy.
  
     Syn: League; compact; alliance; association; union;
          combination; confederation.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  confederacies
     n.
     (plural of en confederacy)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  confederacies
     n.
     (plural of en confederacy)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  confederacies
     n.
     (plural of en confederacy)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  confederacies
     n.
     (plural of en confederacy)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Confederacies /kənfˈɛdəɹəsiz/
  الأحلاف

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  confederacies /kənfˈɛdəɹəsiz/
  Staatenbünde , Konföderationen 
     Synonyms: confederations, confederacies of states, leagues
  
   see: confederation of states, confederation, confederacy of states, confederacy, league of states, league
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  confederacies /kənfˈɛdəɹəsiz/
  Verschwörungen , Komplotte , Konspirationen 
     Synonyms: conspiracies, plots
  
   see: conspiracy, confederacy, plot, murder plot
  

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