definition of
confederacy

[1] #1 confederacy n. [Confederacy, 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, federation] a union of political organizations. wn

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

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