paction

1 of 2

noun

pac·​tion

ˈpakshən

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish : agreement, compact, bargain

made paction tween them twa

—Ballad Book

2

: a short-term international convention terminating with the execution of a single act or performance

pactional

-shənᵊl

-shnəl

adjective

paction

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

Scottish

: to make a paction

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French, from Latin paction-, pactio, from pactus (past participle of pacisci to agree, contract) + -ion-, -io -ion

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