fœderal
See also: föderal
English
Adjective
fœderal (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of federal
- 1701, Nehemiah Grew, “Of Providence over Publick States”, in Cosmologia Sacra: Or A Discourse of the Universe as It is the Creature and Kingdom of God. […], London: […] W. Rogers, S. Smith, and B[enjamin] Walford: […], OCLC 642328229, 3rd book, paragraph 27, page 113:
- Yet the Romans, taking them [the Carthaginians] at an Advantage, vvhen they vvere in Streights; compell'd them, contrary to all Fœderal Right and Juſtice, by Nevv Articles, both to part with Sardinia, their Lavvful Territory, and alſo to pay them for the future, a Double Tribute.
- 1791, “Nabob of Arcot against the East India Company”, in Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, part 307:
- It would have been material perhaps to this point of argument to have averred this, becauſe it will be an important conſideration how far thoſe fœderal engagements made in India will bind the country.
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Anagrams
- foredeal, forelead, freeload, loafered