3. Alike; similarly. [Obs.]

Both clad in shepherds' weeds agreeably.

Spenser.

A*gree"ing*ly, adv. In an agreeing manner (to); correspondingly; agreeably. [Obs.]

A*gree"ment (&?;), n. [Cf. F. agrément.] 1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council.

What agreement hath the temple of God with idols ?

2 Cor. vi. 16.

Expansion and duration have this further agreement.

Locke.

2. (Gram.) Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person.

3. (Law) (a) A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract. (b) The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises. Abbott. Brande & C.

Syn. -- Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.

A*gre"er (&?;), n. One who agrees.

A*gres"tic (&?;), a. [L. agrestis, fr. ager field.] Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. "Agrestic behavior." Gregory.

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