Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pact"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pact \Pact\, n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or
contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to
fasten, Gr. ?, Skr. p[=a]ca bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacie.
Cf. {Peace}, {Fadge}, v.]
An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. --Bacon.
The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the
name of the constitution. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pact
n : a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty},
{accord}]
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