Pāct, n.

n. [Lat. pactum, from pacisci, pactus, to make a bargain or contract, from pacere, pangere, to fix, settle, or agree upon; Fr. pacte, Pr. patte, Sp. pacto, It. patto.] An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. “The engagement and pact of society which goes by the name of the constitution.” Burke.