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pact

UK/pækt/ US/ˈpækt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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Origin

From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”). Probably a doublet of patio.

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