Cabal

ka-bal′, n. a small party united for some secret design: the plot itself: a name in English history esp. given to five unpopular ministers of Charles II. (1672), whose initials happened to make up the word.— v.i. to form a party for a secret purpose: to plot:— pr.p. cabal′ling. — n. Cabal′ler , a plotter or intriguer. [Fr. cabale ; from Cabala .]