pact

noun
/pækt/

Etymology

From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”). Probably a doublet of patio.

  1. derived from pactum
  2. derived from pacte
  3. inherited from pact

Definitions

  1. An agreement

    An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

    • write up a pact
    • New sisters at the sorority have to agree to the pact set out by the former members.
  2. An agreement between two or more nations

  3. An alliance or coalition.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To form a pact

      To form a pact; to agree formally.

      • When national elites pacted in Mexico, they pacted to the advantage of the elites as against the masses and also to the advantage of the center as against the provinces.

The neighborhood

Derived

pactless

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pact. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01pact02compact03agreed04harmony05accord06concord07covenant

A definitional loop anchored at pact. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at pact

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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