federary

English

Etymology

See federal.

Noun

federary (plural federaries)

1. (obsolete) A confederate or an accomplice.
   • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     shee's a Traytor, and Camillo is
     A Federarie with her, and one that knowes

References

• “federary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• defrayer