definition of
Confederacy

[1] #1 Confederacy n. [Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland] the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. wn

[2] #2 Confederacy n. [confederation, confederacy, federation] a union of political organizations. wn

[3] #3 Confederacy n. [conspiracy, confederacy] a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. wn

[4] #4 Confederacy n. [conspiracy, confederacy] a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act. wn