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pact.

An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

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Meaning & usage

noun/pækt/
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/pækt/
  1. To form a pact; to agree formally.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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