"confederacy" meaning in All languages combined

See confederacy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confederacy.wav Forms: confederacies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|confederacie}} Middle English confederacie, {{der|en|xno|confederacie}} Anglo-Norman confederacie, {{der|en|la|cōnfoederātiō}} Latin cōnfoederātiō, {{doublet|en|confederation}} Doublet of confederation Head templates: {{en-noun}} confederacy (plural confederacies)
  1. An alliance. Translations (an alliance): confederació [feminine] (Catalan), konføderation [common-gender] (Danish), confédération [feminine] (French), Konföderation (German), confederazione [feminine] (Italian), confederação [feminine] (Portuguese), confederație [feminine] (Romanian), confederación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-confederacy-en-noun-SC98X0De Disambiguation of 'an alliance': 93 4 3
  2. (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-confederacy-en-noun-7iqG8XYh Topics: government, politics
  3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-confederacy-en-noun-AHYuB~Kc Disambiguation of Collectives: 22 18 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 32 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 21 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 21 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 13 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 17 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 19 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 14 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: confœderacy [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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