conspirant

[Fr. conspirant; Lat. conspi rans, pr. par. of conspiro to blow together, to accord: con = cum = with, together, and spiro = to breathe.] Engaged in a conspiracy; conspiring, plotting. "Conspirant 'gainst this high-illustrious prince." Shakesp.: King Lear, v. 3. con-spi-rā-tion, *con-spir-a-çion, *conspir-a-cioun, s . [Fr. conspiration ; Lat. conspira tio , from conspiro .] 1. An agreement or combination, a conspiracy. "Whanne his seruauntis by conspiracioun had sworyn." -Wycliffe: 2 Paralip . xxxiii. 24. 2. A concurrence or agreement in tendency to any result. were it not that the conspiration of interest were too potent for the diversity of judgment."-Decay of Piety. 3. Harmony, accord, agreement. ". what an harmony and conspiration there is betwixt all these laws,."-Hammond: Works, vol. i., p. 210.