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concordatory

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con⋅cor⋅dat

  [kon-kawr-dat]
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–noun
1. an agreement or compact, esp. an official one.
2. an agreement between the pope and a secular government regarding the regulation of church matters.
Origin:
1610–20; < F; r. concordate < ML concordātum, L: neut. of concordātus, ptp. of concordāre to be in agreement. See concord, -ate 1

Related forms:
con⋅cor⋅da⋅to⋅ry  [kon-kawr-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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concordat 
"agreement between church and state on a mutual matter," 1616, from Fr. concordat (16c.), from M.L. concordatum, noun use of L. concordatum, neut. pp. of concordare "agree," from concors (gen. concordis) "of one mind" (see concord).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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