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ConfederateConfederate Con*fed"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Confederated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating.]
To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.
With these the Piercies them confederate. --Daniel. Confederate
Confederate Con*fed"er*ate, v. i.
To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or
covenant; to band together.
By words men . . . covenant and confederate. --South.
ConfederateConfederate Con*fed"er*ate, a. [L. confoederatus, p. p. of
confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to
establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact.
See Federal.]
1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a
confederacy; banded together; allied.
All the swords In Italy, and her confederate arms,
Could not have made this peace. --Shak.
2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the
eleven Southern States of the United States which
(1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation
styled the Confederate States of America; as, the
Confederate congress; Confederate money. Confederate
Confederate Con*fed"er*ate, n.
1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a
nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an
accomplice in a bad sense.
He found some of his confederates in gaol.
--Macaulay.
2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause
of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union
(1860-1865).
Meaning of Confederate from wikipedia
- The
Confederate States of
America (CSA), also
known as the
Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or Dixieland, was an
unrecognized breakaway republic...
- more
constituent states,
referred to as
confederated states.
Regarding their political systems,
confederated states can have
republican or monarchical...
- The
Confederate States Army (CSA), also
called the
Confederate army or the
Southern army, was the
military land
force of the
Confederate States of America...
- the ten-month
Siege of Petersburg,
gateway to the
Confederate capital of Richmond. The
Confederates abandoned Richmond, and on
April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered...
- The
flags of the
Confederate States of
America have a
history of
three successive designs during the
American Civil War. The
flags were
known as the "Stars...
-
Although the
Confederate States of
America dissolved at the end of the
American Civil War (1861–1865), its
battle flag
continues to be displa**** as a...
-
Confederate States Army
during the
American Civil War. From May 1861, the war
began affecting events in the
state of Missouri. In 1862,
Confederate recruiting...
-
Confederate monuments and
memorials in the
United States include public displays and
symbols of the
Confederate States of
America (CSA),
Confederate leaders...
- Neo-
Confederates are
groups and
individuals who
portray the
Confederate States of
America and its
actions during the
American Civil War in a positive...
-
Confederate Memorial Day (called
Confederate Heroes Day in
Texas and Florida, and
Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a
holiday observed in several...
