Pact : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pact	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Pact
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pact n a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: treaty, pact, accord]
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[be]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.