2. Noun. (plural of confederate) ¹
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Definition of Confederates
1. confederate [v] - See also: confederate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confederates
Literary usage of Confederates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"That the Lacedaemonians and their confederates shall not invade any the territories
of the king to harm them ; nor the king, the territories of the ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"Edward instantly threatened vengeance, and Warwick and his confederates met at
Worcester to ... On 16 Oct. 1313 j the confederates were finally pardoned, ..."
3. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"Other confederates were gradually assumed, and in a secluded house in Lambeth,
oaths of secrecy were taken, and the communion administered to the ..."
4. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"Shreveport, the Grand Objective Point.—Kirby Smith's Designs.— General Green's
Cavalry Fight.—BATTLE or MANSFIELD.—Success of the confederates. ..."
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