Com″pact (kŏm″păkt), n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.] An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc.
Blackstone.
Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
Macaulay.
The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.
Wharton.
Syn. — See Covenant.