concordat

2 definitions found

concordat - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Concordat \Con*cor"dat\, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop.
     p. p. of concordare. See Concord.]
     1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

concordat - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  concordat
      n 1: a signed written agreement between two or more parties
           (nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant,
           compact, concordat]