treaty

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: treaties

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): treaty
past (v2): treatied
past participle (v3): treatied
present participle: treatying
3rd person singular: treaties

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To get into (a specific situation) through a treaty.
2.To enter into a treaty.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3452

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English trete, trety (“bargaining, negotiation; discussion; conference, meeting; entreaty, persuasion; agreement, contract, covenant; arrangement, settlement; agreement between two rulers, states, etc.; written work on a particular subject, treatise; subdivision of a written work, section”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman treté, traité, treaté, and Old French traité, traitié [and other forms] (modern French traité (“agreement between two rulers, states, etc.; treatise”)); traité or traitié is:

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.