confederacy
[ kuh n-fed-er-uh-see, -fed-ruh-see ]
/ kənˈfɛd ər ə si, -ˈfɛd rə si /
noun, plural con·fed·er·a·cies.
an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy.
a combination of persons for unlawful purposes; conspiracy.
the Confederacy.
Confederate States of America.
Origin of confederacy
Words nearby confederacy
Definition for confederacy (2 of 2)
Confederate States of America
plural noun
the group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61.
Also called
the Confederacy.
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British Dictionary definitions for confederacy (1 of 3)
confederacy
/ (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league
a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes
Derived forms of confederacy
confederal, adjectiveWord Origin for confederacy
C14: from Anglo-French
confederacie, from Late Latin
confoederātiō agreement,
confederation
British Dictionary definitions for confederacy (2 of 3)
Confederacy
/ (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) /
noun
the Confederacy another name for Confederate States of America
British Dictionary definitions for confederacy (3 of 3)
Confederate States of America
pl n
US history
the 11 Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi) that seceded from the Union in 1861, precipitating a civil war with the North. The Confederacy was defeated in 1865 and the South reincorporated into the US