pact

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/pækt/

Definition of pact

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.

verb

  1. (intransitive)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.”

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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.

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3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

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