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Webster 1913 Edition

Amity

Am′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Amities
.
[F.
amitié
, OF.
amistié
,
amisté
, fr. an assumed LL.
amisitas
, fr. L.
amicus
friendly, from
amare
to love. See
Amiable
.]
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding;
as, a treaty of
amity
and commerce; the
amity
of the Whigs and Tories.
To live on terms of
amity
with vice.
Cowper.
Syn. – Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.

Webster 1828 Edition

Amity

AM'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. amo, amicitia.]
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies or nations; harmony; good understanding; as, our nation is in amity with all the world; a treaty of amity and commerce.

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