- a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- the formal document embodying such an international agreement.
- any agreement or compact.
- a formal agreement or contract between two or more states, such as an alliance or trade arrangement
- the document in which such a contract is written
- any international agreement
- any pact or agreement
- an agreement between two parties concerning the purchase of property at a price privately agreed between them
- negotiation towards an agreement
- (in Canada)
- any of the formal agreements between Indian bands and the federal government by which the Indians surrender their land rights in return for various forms of aid
- (as modifier)
- an obsolete word for entreaty
