CONCORDAT

covenant, compact, concordat

(noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

concordat (plural concordats)

A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*cor"dat, n. Etym: [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop. p. p. of concordare. See Concord.]

1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

2. An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VIL and Bonaparte in 1801. Hook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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