CONCORDAT, noun In the canon law, a compact, covenant, or agreement concerning some beneficiary matter, as a resignation, permutation, promotion and the like. In particular, an agreement made by a prince with the Pope relative to the collation of benefices; such as that between the Emperor Frederic III., the German princes, and the Popes legate, adjective D. 1448.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.