Obs. [f. CONFEDER v. or F. confédérer + -ANCE; cf. furtherance, hinderance, utterance, etc.] Confederacy, alliance.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, XI. iii. 29. Ȝour kyng hes our confiderans [ed. 1710 confederance] vpgeve. Ibid., XII. iv. 107. Sall nevyr tyme … betyde, To breke this pece … Ne this confiderans anis part in tuo.
