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† conˈfeder, v. Obs.
Forms: 4–7 confeder, 5–6 -fedre, 4–6 -fether, -feter, 6 -fetter, -feather, Sc. -fidder, -fidir.
[a. F. confédér-er (14th c. in Littré), ad. L. confœderāre to league together.]
The earlier equivalent of confederate v.
1. trans. To unite in alliance; to ally, league, confederate. Const. to, unto, with, together.
c1368Chaucer Compl. Pite 42 Confetered both by bonde and assurance. 1485Caxton St. Wenefr. 18 To appease these inimytees and to confedere the myndes and courages of these men unto them. 1529Rastell Pastyme, Hist. Brit. (1811) 280 The Erle of Warwyke..confeteryd unto hym the duke of Clarence. 1533in Strype Eccl. Mem. I. xxi. 152 Whether they will confedre themselves with any other outward princes. 1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Matt. xxviii. 126 The holy gost..shall glue and confeder them together with mutuall charitie.
b. pass. To be or be made confederate.
1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 421 To be confedrid with hom. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 45 [Ptolemy and Antiochus] were confethered to gidres. 1555Eden Decades i. v. 27 Such other as were confethered with hym. 1600Holland Livy iii. xxxvi. 112 They..were confedered betweene themselves privily..to call no assembly.
2. intr. (for refl.) To enter into an alliance or league; to ally oneself.
c1460Fortescue Abs. & Lim. Mon. xii. 139 For drede that..thai wolde confedre with the commons. 1529Rastell Pastyme, Hist. Brit. (1811) 128 Whych both confetheryd against the Kyng. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. (1858) I. 32 [Thai will] confidder with ws. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 1229/2 To confeder with the rebels. 1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scotl. (1885) 88 Feiring lykwyse that thay..had confiderid wt the Britanis.
3. trans. To make a league of (peace or amity).
c1534tr. Pol. Verg. Eng. Hist. (Camd. Soc.) I. 271 They, confederinge peace and amitie for ever, devided the kingdom betweene them.
Hence conˈfedered ppl. a., conˈfedering vbl. n.
c1525Skelton Replyc. 54 Lyke heretykes confettred, Ye count yourselfe well lettred. 1530Palsgr. 208/1 Confederyng, confederation. 1609Heywood Brit. Troy xi. xix, Confedered Kings. |