"confeder" meaning in English

See confeder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: confeders [present, singular, third-person], confedering [participle, present], confedered [participle, past], confedered [past]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English confederen (“to confederate; to organize a conspiracy”), borrowed from Old French confederer or directly from Late Latin confoederō. Doublet of confederate. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|confederen||to confederate; to organize a conspiracy|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English confederen (“to confederate; to organize a conspiracy”), {{inh+|en|enm|confederen||to confederate; to organize a conspiracy}} Inherited from Middle English confederen (“to confederate; to organize a conspiracy”), {{der|en|fro|confederer}} Old French confederer, {{der|en|LL.|confoederō}} Late Latin confoederō, {{dbt|en|confederate}} Doublet of confederate Head templates: {{en-verb}} confeder (third-person singular simple present confeders, present participle confedering, simple past and past participle confedered)
  1. (obsolete) To confederate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-confeder-en-verb-U~Q9YarL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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