The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union.
Glanvill.
Con*fer", v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered.
Acts xxv. 12.
You shall hear us confer of this.
Shak.
Syn. -- To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.
Con`fer*ee" (?), n. [Cf. Referee.] 1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.