cobelligerent

See also: belligerent, and co-belligerent

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ belligerent.

Noun

cobelligerent (plural cobelligerents)

1. Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

Translations

unofficial ally

• Danish: våbenbroder c
• Finnish: kanssasotija
• French: cobelligérant (fr) m
• German: Kriegsverbündeter m, Kriegsverbündeter f, Verbündeter (de) m, Verbündete (de) f
• Manx: co-chaggee m, co-chaggeyder m
• Polish: państwo sojusznicze n
• Romanian: cobeligerant (ro) m
• Swedish: bundsförvant (sv) c
• Turkish: müttefik (tr)

Adjective

cobelligerent (not comparable)

1. Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.