Category:Pact

Pact, n. Etym: [l. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or Contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. paca bond, and e. fang: cf. F. pacie. Cf. Peace, fadge, v.]

Defn: an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon. The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the Constitution. Burke.