Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Confederacy

Con‐fed″er‐a‐cy (?), n.; pl.Confederacies (#). [From Confederate, a.] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common ...

6590

Confederacy (2)

Con‐fed″er‐a‐cy, n.(Amer. Hist.) With the, the Confederate States of America.

6591

Confederate

Con‐fed″er‐ate (?), a. [L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal.]...

6592

Confederate (2)

Con‐fed″er‐ate, n. 1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense.He found some of his ...

6593

Confederate (3)

Con‐fed″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confederated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Confederating (?).] To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.With these the Piercies them confederate...

6594

Confederate (4)

Con‐fed″er‐ate, v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.By words men... covenant and confederate.South.

6595

Confederater

Con‐fed″er‐a′ter (?), n. A confederate.

6596

Confederation

Con‐fed′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. confédération.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, natio...

6597

Confederative

Con‐fed″er‐a‐tive (? or?), a. Of or pertaining to a confederation.

6598

Confederator

Con‐fed″er‐a′tor (?), n. A confederate. Grafton.

6599

Confer

Con‐fer″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conferred (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Conferring.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear: cf. F. conférer. See 1st B...

6600

Confer (2)

Con‐fer″, v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered.Acts xxv. 12.You shall hear us confer of ...

6601

Conferee

Con′fer‐ee″ (?), n. [Cf. Referee.] 1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.2. One upon whom something is con...

6602

Conference

Con″fer‐ence (?), n. [F. conférence. See Confer.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.Helps and furtherances which... the mutual conference of all me...

6603

Conferential

Con′fer‐en″tial (?), a. Relating to conference. Clarke.

6604

Conferrable

Con‐fer″ra‐ble (#) a. Capable of being conferred.

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Conferree

Con′fer‐ree″ (kŏn′fẽr‐rē″), n. Same as Conferee.

6606

Conferrer

Con‐fer″rer (kŏn‐fẽr″rẽr), n. 1. One who confers; one who converses. Johnson.2. One who bestows; a giver.

6607

Conferruminate

{ Con′fer‐ru″mi‐nate (?), Con′fer‐ru″mi‐na′ted (?) }, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate.] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of conti...

6608

Conferva

‖Con‐fer″va (?), n.; pl.Confervæ (#). [L., a kind of water plant. See Comfrey.] (Bot.) Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used...

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Confervaceous

Con′fer‐va″ceous (?), a. Belonging to the confervae.

6610

Confervoid

Con‐fer″void (?), a. [Conferva + -oid.] Like, or related to, the confervae. Loudon.

6611

Confervous

Con‐fer″vous (?), a. Pertaining to confervae; consisting of, or resembling, the confervae.Yon exiguous pool's confervous scum.O. W. Holmes.

6612

Confess

Con‐fess″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Confessing.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con- + fateri to confess; akin to fa...

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Confess (2)

Con‐fess″, v. i. 1. To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience.Every tongue shall confess to God.Rom. xiv. 11.2. To acknowledge; to admit; to...

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Confessant

Con‐fess″ant (?), n. [F. confessant.] One who confesses to a priest. Bacon.

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Confessary

Con‐fess″a‐ry (?), n. [LL. confessarius.] One who makes a confession. Bp. Hall.