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Meaning of CONCORDAT

Pronunciation:  kân'kordat

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
 
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 Synonyms: compact, covenant
 
 See Also: written agreement

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con*cor"dat\, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop.
p. p. of concordare. See {Concord}.]
1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.
2. An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or
   government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters
   with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between
   Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. --Hook.
 
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