pact

English

Etymology

From Middle French pacte, from Old French, from Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from paciscere (“to agree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pækt/
  • Rhymes: -ækt
  • Homophone: packed

Noun

pact (plural pacts)

  1. An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
  2. (international law) An agreement between two or more nations

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Further reading

  • pact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • pact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • pact at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Noun

pact n (plural pacten, diminutive pactje n)

  1. pact

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