different between treaty vs understanding

English

Etymology

From Middle English trety, tretee, from Old French traitié, traieté, from Latin tractatus, from tracto.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?i?ti/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /?t?i?ti/, /?t?i??ti/
• Rhymes: -i?ti

Noun

treaty (plural treaties)

1. (international law) A binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.

2. A formal agreement between two or more states.

See also

• protocol
• covenant
• convention
• exchange of letters
• exchange of note

Related terms

• tractate
• trait
• treat
• treatable
• treatment
• treatise

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Further reading

• treaty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• treaty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• treaty at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• attery, yatter

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nd??stand??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??stænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??
• Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing

Noun

understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
2. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
3. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.

4. (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
   1. An informal contract; mutual agreement.

   2. A reconciliation of differences.

5. (uncountable) Sympathy.

Derived terms

• peace that passeth understanding

Translations

See also

• intellection

Adjective

understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)

1. Showing compassion.
2. (dated) Knowing; skilful.

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Verb

understanding

1. present participle of understand