Accord, alliance, peace; a state of mutual trust and support between allied nations or peoples.

The state or fact of being united for a common purpose or for mutual benefit, esp. of nations or states; confederation, partnership. Also: an…

Alliance, confederation; (also) an alliance.

Confederation, alliance. Obsolete.

= confederacy, n.

The state or condition of being politically confederated or allied; confederation. Obsolete.

The state or condition of being joined by a treaty; alliance, confederacy. Also: an instance of this. Cf. confederacy, n. 1 2.

a relationship with a political basis; spec. a joining of two or more nations or other political entities under one government; an alliance…

= confederacy, n.

A political union or confederation. Cf. syncretism, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

Of states: Alliance, union in action.

The state or condition of being or having an ally (in various senses). Now chiefly: spec. the state or condition of being a person who supports the…