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Treaty \Trea"ty\, n.; pl. {Treaties}. [OE. tretee, F. trait['e],
LL. tractatus; cf. L. tractatus a handling, treatment,
consultation, tractate. See {Treat}, and cf. {Tractate}.]
1. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as
for forming an agreement; negotiation. "By sly and wise
treaty." --Chaucer.
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He cast by treaty and by trains
Her to persuade. --Spenser.
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2. An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league,
or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns,
formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and
solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the
supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or
more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty
of alliance.
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3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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