confederate

& s. [Lat. confœderat us, pa. par. of confædero to join or ally by treaty, from con-cum-with, together, and fædero =to make a treaty; fœdus a treaty; Fr. confédérer.] A. As Adjective : 1044 conferire.] A. Transitive: conference authentic data for an impartial history of the con-fer', *con-ferre, v . t . & i. [Lat. confero= to war between the States; preserve relics, mementos bring together: con cum =with, together, and fero of the same; cherish the ties of friendship that = to bring, to bear; Fr. conférir ; Sp. conferir ; Ital. should exist among men who have shared com- mon dangers, common sufferings and privations; care for the disabled and extend a helping hand to the needy; protect the widows and the orphans; and make and preserve a record of the resources of every member, and, as far as po ible, of those of our comrades who have preceded us in eternity." The a ociation reported a membership in 1898 of about 40,000. con-fed-er-āte, v . i . & t . [CONFEDERATE, a .] *A. In trans.: To join together in a league or confederation; to unite for purposes of mutual aid and support; to league. †B. Trans.: To join in a league or compact, to ally, to unite. "With these the Piercies them confederate ."-Daniel. con-fěd-er-ā-těd, pa . par . or a. [CONFEDERΑΤΕ, ν.] 1. Ord. Lang.: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. 2. Hist .: Murdock's translation of the Lat. word Federati , applied to a sub-division of the congregations among the Manichæans and the Cathari. They were not strictly bound down as the "Comforted" ( Consol at i ), but promised before death to enter into the latter cla . (Mosheim: Ch. Hist ., ed. Murdock, cent. xii., pt. ii., ch. 5, § 6.)