consociation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONSOCIATION, noun 1. Intimate union of persons; fellowship; alliance; companionship; union of things. [This word is less used than association.] 2. Fellowship or union of churches by their pastors and delegates; a meeting of the pastors and delegates of a number of congregational churches, for aiding and supporting each other, and forming an advisory council in ecclesiastical affairs.
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