federal
//ˈfɛdəɹəl//
Forms
- Plural
- federals
Definitions
1.Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
2.Relating to covenantalism.
3.Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
1.A supporter of federation.
2.A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.
3.A member of a Federal Party
4.Alternative letter-case form of federal.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #523
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós
Proto-Italic *feiðos
Latin foedusder.
French fédéralder.
English federal
From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).