compact (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. pactum2. foedus, ĕris, n. (usu. but not always, a public c.)3. conventum, conventio • compact (subs.): 1. pactum: a c. is an agreement between parties, p. est quod inter aliquos convenit, Cic.: to abide by a c., in pacto manere, Cic.; pacto stare, Liv. (Pactio, properly the act of forming a compact, is also used for the c. itself: v. agreement.) 2. foedus, ĕris, n. (usu. but not always, a public c.): a c. of friendship, f. amicitiae, Ov.: to make a c. (of two parties), f. inter se facere, Cic. (if a formal treaty, f. icere, ferire): v. league, treaty. 3. conventum, conventio: v. agreement. Phr.: if they stood by their c., si in eo manerent quod convenisset, Caes.