federary
English
Etymology
See federal.
Noun
federary (plural federaries)
- (obsolete) A confederate or an accomplice.
- c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- shee's a Traytor, and Camillo is
A Federarie with her, and one that knowes
References
- “federary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.