Con-fĕd′er-ā′tion, n.

n. [Lat. confederatio, Fr. confédération, Pr. & Sp. confederacion, It. confederazione.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into a strict league and confederation. Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey. 2. The parties to a league; confederacy.