n.
Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala
n.
A secret.
n.
A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.
n.
The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.
v. i.
To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.
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