conspiration

[kon-spuh-rey-shuh n]

noun

joint effort.
Obsolete. conspiracy.

Origin of conspiration

1275–1325; Middle English conspiracioun < Anglo-French; Middle French conspiration < Latin conspīrātiōn- (stem of conspīrātiō), equivalent to conspīrāt(us) (past participle of conspīrāre to conspire) + -iōn- -ion

Related formscon·spi·ra·tion·al, adjective

Examples from the Web for conspiration

Historical Examples

Of this kind was the Conspiration de Walstein of Sarrasin, which, though incomplete, is admirable in style.
A Short History of French Literature
George Saintsbury
Typho was the brother of Osiris and Isis; for jealousy, and to usurp the throne, he formed a conspiration and killed his brother.
Vestiges of the Mayas
Augustus Le Plongeon

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Examples from the Web for conspiration

Historical Examples

Of this kind was the Conspiration de Walstein of Sarrasin, which, though incomplete, is admirable in style.

Typho was the brother of Osiris and Isis; for jealousy, and to usurp the throne, he formed a conspiration and killed his brother.

Origin of conspiration