confederacy
/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An alliance.
noun
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
name
The collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.
Example Sentences
- "The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies. There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux."
- "Christmas of 1862 had been a happy one for Atlanta, for the whole South. The Confederacy had scored a smashing victory at Fredericksburg and the Yankee dead and wounded were counted in the thousands."
Etymology
From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: confederacie, cōnfoederātiō