conspiration

[ kon-spuh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. joint effort.
2. Obsolete. conspiracy.

Other Words From

• conspi·ration·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conspiration¹

1275–1325; Middle English conspiracioun < Anglo-French; Middle French conspiration < Latin conspīrātiōn- (stem of conspīrātiō ), equivalent to conspīrāt ( us ) (past participle of conspīrāre to conspire ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Typho was the brother of Osiris and Isis; for jealousy, and to usurp the throne, he formed a conspiration and killed his brother.

From Project Gutenberg

Of this kind was the Conspiration de Walstein of Sarrasin, which, though incomplete, is admirable in style.

From Project Gutenberg