Confederacy

con·fed·er·a·cy

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noun

Confederacy refers to the group of eleven southern states within the U.S. that seceded from the United States from 1861 to 1865.
An example of confederacy is the Confederate States of America which included eleven states including Texas, Alabama and Georgia.
The definition of a confederacy is a union between people, states, nations or other groups for a common purpose.
An example of a confederacy is a number of households within a neighborhood forming a neighborhood watch program.

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confederacy

noun

pl. -·cies

people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation
people united for an unlawful purpose; conspiracy

Origin of confederacy

Middle English and Old French confederacie from Late Latin confoederatus: see confederate

confederacy Idioms

the Confederacy

the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.

official name Confederate States of America

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confederacy

noun

pl. con·fed·er·a·cies

a. A union of persons, parties, or states; a league.
b. The persons, parties, or states joined in such a union.
c. Confederacy The Confederate States of America.
A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.

Origin of confederacy

Middle English confederacie from Anglo-Norman from Late Latin cōnfoederātiō cōnfoederātiōn- agreement from cōnfoederātus past participle of confoederāre to unite ; see confederate .

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Noun

(plural confederacies)

an alliance

Origin

Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin confoederatio.

Proper noun

(historical) the informal name for the Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1861, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.

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