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trea·ty 
[tree-tee] Pronunciation Key
[tree-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ties.
| 1. | a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations. |
| 2. | the formal document embodying such an international agreement. |
| 3. | any agreement or compact. |
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| trea·ty
(trē'tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. trea·ties
[Middle English tretee, from Old French traite, from Latin tractātus, discussion, from past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with; see treat.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
treaty
treaty
c.1386, "treatment, discussion," from O.Fr. traité "assembly, agreement, treaty," from L. tractatus "discussion, handling," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat). Sense of "contract between nations" is first recorded 1430.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| treaty | |
noun | |
| a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: trea·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural treaties
Etymology: Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle
1 : the action of treating and esp. of negotiating
2 : an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as a : PRIVATE TREATY b : a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the statetreaties —U.S. Constitution article II> —compare EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
3 : a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4 : an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance
Main Entry: trea·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural treaties
Etymology: Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle
1 : the action of treating and esp. of negotiating
2 : an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as a : PRIVATE TREATY b : a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state
3 : a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4 : an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. --Spenser. 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. 3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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