Amities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amity \Am"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amities}. [F. amiti['e], OF.
     amisti['e], amist['e], fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L.
     amicus friendly, from amare to love. See {Amiable}.]
     Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals,
     societies, or nations; friendly relations; good
     understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity


     of the Whigs and Tories.
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           To live on terms of amity with vice.     --Cowper.
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     Syn: Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will;
          peace.
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