pactional

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adjective

Of the nature of, or by means of, a pact.

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Meanings

adjectivepactional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the nature of, or by means of, a pact.

    For the several duties that by God's Ordinance are to be performed by persons that stand in mutual relation either to other, are not pactional and conditional, as are the leagues and agreements made between Princes […]

    a. 1663, Robert Sanderson, The Case of a Rash Vow

Origin

From paction + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pactolianaplatonicplacation
Cite this entry
APA

pactional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pactional

MLA

“pactional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pactional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pactional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pactional.

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