English Dictionary: Pact' | by the DICT Development Group |
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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. |