confederacy
confederacy Lexical Profile
confederacy Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The Confederate States of America, composed of the eleven southern states that seceded from the United States between 1860 and 1861 (usually capitalized and preceded by 'the').
"Historians have extensively documented the economic challenges faced by the Confederacy during the 1860s."
A league or alliance of states, groups, or nations united for mutual support or common action, typically retaining much of their independent sovereignty.
"The neighboring city-states formed a loose confederacy to facilitate trade and mutual defense."
A combination of persons banded together for an unlawful, secretive, or conspiratorial purpose.
"The investigation uncovered a shadowy confederacy of smugglers operating along the coast."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Anglo-French confederacie, derived from Late Latin confoederatus ('united by a league'), from con- ('together') and foedus ('league, treaty, or covenant').