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Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money. The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army, in contradistinction to that under General Gage, which was called the "Ministerial army." W. Irving. Continental Congress. See under Con…

on; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke.

To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. Barlow.

A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [Obs.] hak.

A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. Burke.

A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [Slang] Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek. Sat. Rev.

ority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. Lieber.

t by the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great Britain. -- Indirect demonstration, a mode of demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other supposition involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an im…

To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate South.

coration Day. It is a legal holiday in most of the States. In the Southern States, the Confederate Memorial Day is: May 30 in Virginia; April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in North Carolina and South Carolina; the second Friday in May in Tennessee; June 3 in Louisiana. [U. S.]…

To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion. [Obs.] "Go pack with him." Shak. To send packing, to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . . . presently sent him packing. South.

A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate. [Slang]

An agent or confederate in treachery. [Obs.] Shak.

n contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties. The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. Addison.

One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.

One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer. Schemers and confederates in guilt. Paley.