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1321 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Shallum.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… . He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” ( 2 Kings 15:10 ). He reigned only “a month of days in Samaria …
1322 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Teresh.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Teresh — severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by Mordecai, and the conspirators were put to death ( Esther 2:21; Esther 6:2 ).
1323 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Thebez.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the conspiracy of the men of Shechem; but as he drew near to the strong tower to which its inhabitants had fled for safety, and was about to set fire to it, a woman …
1324 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zabad.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
(3.) The son of Shemath. He conspired against Joash, king of Judah, and slew him ( 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 24:26 ). He is called also Jozachar ( 2 Kings 12:21 ).
1325 Etymology dictionary, p. Brutus.2
… and conspirator against Caesar. The Brutus (Englished as Brute ) who was the mythological eponymous founder of Britain in medieval legend was said to be a …
1326 Etymology dictionary, p. Cassius.2
Roman gens, one of the oldest families of Rome. The conspirator against Caesar was C. Cassius Longinus.
1327 Etymology dictionary, p. Catiline (adj.).2
… reckless conspirator. The proper name originally was a diminutive of the adjective catus "sharp, shrewd, cunning."
1328 Etymology dictionary, p. co-.2
… ( co-conspirator ).
1329 Etymology dictionary, p. collogue (v.).2
… with, conspire, collude" is from 1640s.
1330 Etymology dictionary, p. collude (v.).2
"conspire in fraud or deception," 1520s, from Latin colludere "act collusively," literally "to play with" (see collusion ). Related: Colluded; colluder; colluding .
1331 Etymology dictionary, p. combine (n.).2
… sense "conspiracy" (c. 1600); it became obsolete but was revived (1886) in the sense "combination or agreement between persons to further common interests."
1332 Etymology dictionary, p. confederacy (n.).3
… "a conspiracy against a superior."
1333 Etymology dictionary, p. conjuration (n.).2
… together, conspiracy," in Medieval Latin "enchantment," noun of action from past-participle stem of coniurare "to swear together; conspire," from assimilated …
1334 Etymology dictionary, p. conjure (v.).2
… together; conspire," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con- ) + iurare "to swear," from ius (genitive iuris ) "law, an oath" (see jurist ).
1335 Etymology dictionary, p. conspire (v.).1
conspire (v.)
1336 Etymology dictionary, p. conspire (v.).2
… French conspirer (14c.), from Latin conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," literally "to breathe together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con- ) + spirare …
1337 Etymology dictionary, p. conspire (v.).3
Neutral or good sense of "to contribute jointly to a certain result" is from 1530s. Related: Conspired; conspiring .
1338 Etymology dictionary, p. conspirator (n.).1
conspirator (n.)
1339 Etymology dictionary, p. conspirator (n.).2
… , from Old French conspirateur, from Latin conspiratorem (nominative conspiratorio ), noun of action from past-participle stem of conspirare "to agree …
1340 Etymology dictionary, p. conspirator (n.).3
Conspirer is attested from 1530s, from Anglo-French conspirour. Fem. form conspiratrice is from early 15c.; conspiratress is from 1760. Related: C onspiratory .