federacy

[ fed-er-uh-see ]

noun

, plural fed·er·a·cies.

1. a confederacy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of federacy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; by shortening

Example Sentences

Game of the Gods by Jay Schiffman Set in the future, Jay Schiffman’s debut novel Game of the Gods follows a Federacy military commander named Max Cone, who just wants to be left alone.

From The Verge

The people of the United States, in their organized capacity, constitute a nation, and not an American federacy of states.

From Project Gutenberg

I guess you knowed all 'bout his a-servin' in de State legislature an' in de United States Congress an' a-bein' a gen'l in de war an' him bein' de secretary of State in de 'federacy.

From Project Gutenberg

A.M.A. defines itself as "a federacy of its constituent associations"�the state medical societies that in turn are associations of county and district societies.

From Time Magazine Archive

For in the Old Con federacy, under protection of the newly adopted Voting Rights Act, black Amer icans were finally claiming freedom's fundamental right.

From Time Magazine Archive

Related Words

• association
• league
• union