'Treaty' definitions:
Definition of 'treaty'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Treaty'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'treaty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- agreement,
- alliance,
- arrangement,
- bargain,
- capitulation,
- cartel,
- charter,
- compact,
- concord,
- concordat,
- contract,
- convention,
- covenant,
- deal,
- entente,
- entente cordiale,
- international agreement,
- league,
- mutual-defense treaty,
- NATO,
- nonaggression pact,
- pact,
- paction,
- reconciliation,
- SEATO,
- settlement,
- understanding