treaties 音标拼音: [tr'itiz]
Treaty \
Trea "
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Treaties }. [
OE .
tretee ,
F .
trait ['
e ],
LL .
tractatus ;
cf .
L .
tractatus a handling ,
treatment ,
consultation ,
tractate .
See {
Treat },
and cf . {
Tractate }.]
1 .
The act of treating for the adjustment of differences ,
as for forming an agreement ;
negotiation . "
By sly and wise treaty ." --
Chaucer .
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He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade . --
Spenser .
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2 .
An agreement so made ;
specifically ,
an agreement ,
league ,
or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns ,
formally signed by commissioners properly authorized ,
and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns ,
or the supreme power of each state ;
an agreement between two or more independent states ;
as ,
a treaty of peace ;
a treaty of alliance .
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3 .
A proposal tending to an agreement . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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4 .
A treatise ;
a tract . [
Obs .] --
Sir T .
Browne .
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