Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confœderate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fœder-ate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete spelling of confederate.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of confederate.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of confederate.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1663, Newhavens case stated, section 21: subsection 3; reprinted in:"
"Toward vs, your neighbours, your bretheren, yoʳ confœderates, by vertue wherof it is yoʳ dutye to pʳserue vnto vs our colonie state, power & priuilidges, against all others that would oppose vs therein or incroach vpon vs."
"[…] scituation is the same now as it was before our confœderating, and ever since, and affords noe more ground now to dissanull the coven[an]t then before; […]"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

confœderates (plural) confœderates (present, singular) confœderating (participle, present) confœderated (participle, past) confœderated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

confœderation

Questions

What does confœderate mean?: Obsolete spelling of confederate.

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