concordat

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some actionSynonyms: covenant compact

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Concordat \Con*cor"dat\, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop. p. p. of concordare. See Concord.]

1.A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything. [1913 Webster]

2.An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. --Hook. [1913 Webster]