The state of being allied.
Marriage.
The persons or parties allied.
The act of allying or uniting.
A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
An amendment to an official treaty.
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order.
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.
The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.
The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
The original notes of observations made during an experiment; also, the precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.
An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group.