treaty

From Middle English trety, tretee, borrowed from Old French traitié, traieté, from Latin tractatus, from tracto.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːti/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːti/ or IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːəti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːdi/

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• Rhymes: -iːti

treaty (plural treaties)

1. (international law) A binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.
2. A formal agreement between two or more states.

• protocol
• covenant
• convention
• exchange of letters
• exchange of note

• tractate
• trait
• treat
• treatable
• treatment
• treatise

• treaty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• treaty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• treaty at OneLook Dictionary Search

• attery, yatter