▪ I. accord, v.
(əˈkɔːd)
Also acord(e, and aphetically cord(e.
[a. OFr. acorde-r:—late L. accordā-re, f. ac- = ad- to + cor, cord-is heart; cf. cl. L. concordāre. As in French the c began to be doubled in writing in 5 after the Latin spelling.]
Lit. to bring heart to heart: hence, to reconcile, reconcile oneself, agree, agree to, agree to give.
I. trans. To cause to agree, to reconcile.
† 1. To bring (persons) into agreement or harmony, to reconcile one with another. Obs.
| 1123 O.E. Chron. (Laud. MS.) an. 1120 An se arceb[iscop]..wearð þurh þone papan wið þone cyng acordad. 1297 R. Glouc. 388 Þo wende vorþ Roberd Courtese & Edgar Aþelyng, And acordede Macolom, & Wyllam oure kyng. 1366 Mandeville xviii. 195 (1839) Ȝif 2 persones ben at debate, & peraventure ben accorded be here Frendes. 1461 Past. Lett. 421. II. 63 The parson hopyth verily to make yow acordyd when he comyth to London. 1523 Ld. Berners Froissart ccxxxvi. 335 We wolde gladly and we coude, acorde you and hym toguyder. 1613 Purchas Pilgr. ii. xx. 223 Then shall be peace among men and beasts; if there arise any war among the Gentiles the Messias shall accord them. 1702 tr. Le Clerc's Prim. Fathers 102 To the end it might appear that he had accorded them more by persuasion than force. |
† 2. refl. and pass. To reconcile oneself, to agree, to come to an agreement. Const. with. Obs.
| c 1340 Gawayne & Gr. Knt. 2380 Cowardyse me taȝt To acorde me with couetyse, my kynde to for-sake. 1366 Mandeville 195 (1839) It behovethe that every of hem, that schulle ben accorded, drynke of otheres Blood. c 1450 Merlin 79 The kynge seide to this, ‘I a-corde me well, and will that it be so as ye haue devised.’ 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 72/2 All the Royames fro the ryuer of the endes of the phylisteis unto thende of egypte were acorded with hym. 1619 W. Sclater Expos. Thessalns. I. i. (1627) Mentior, if my soule accord him not. 1762–86 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. I. 179 (1786) Let but France and England once dispute which first used a hatchet, and they shall never be accorded 'till the chancery of learning accommodates the matter by pronouncing that each received that invaluable utensil from the Phoenicians. |
3. To bring into agreement (things that differ); to reconcile (quarrels or differences); to compose, settle, arrange (a matter). arch.
| c 1385 Chaucer L.G.W. 2027 And whan these thynges ben a-cordit thus Adoun sit Thesyus up-on his kne. c 1400 Apol. for Lollards 1, I purpos to take & vndirstond her wordis..and so to acorde hem to gidir. 1481 Caxton Myrrour i. xii. 37 Musyque accordeth alle thinges that dyscorde. 1580 Proscr. agst. Pr. Orange in Phenix (1721) I. 438 We sent the Baron—that he might accord the whole matter. 1615 Sandys Trav. 239 To accord a dangerous sedition, they chose Gelon for their tyrant. 1655 Fuller Ch. Hist. i. iv. 19 Who will undertake to accord the Contradictions in Time and Place, between the severall Relations of this History. 1676 Newton in Phil. Trans. XI. 192 Mr. Lucas will be enabled to accord his tryals of the Experiment with mine. 1842 Longfellow Sp. Stud. ii. vi. 14 Is there no way left open to accord this difference? |
† 4. To compose, sing, or play (something) in harmony; to attune. Const. to. Obs.
| 1580 Sidney Arcadia 72 (1622) The first sports the shepheards shewed, were full of such leaps and gambols, as being accorded to the pipe, made a right picture of their chiefe god Pan, and his companions the Satyres. a 1650 Sherburne Sun-rise v, But all those little birds..Accord their disagreeing throats. 1663 H. Cogan Voy. & Adv. Pinto xxiii. 84 Six girles..that very harmoniously accorded their voyces to certain Instruments of Music whereon they played. |
II. intr. (by suppression of refl. pron.) To agree.
5. To come to an agreement or to terms; to be at one, to agree. a. simply. (Often emphasized by together, in one.)
| 1154 O.E. Chron. an. 1135 Siððan Balduin acordede. 1330 R. Brunne Chron. 48 In þe sex batailes was many a man slayn. At þe last þei acorded, þe lond was fulle fayn. c 1450 Merlin vi. 99 Than acorded alle the noble men and wise, and seide that he hadde seide soth. c 1500 Reliq. Antiq. I. 233 Two wymen in one howse, Two cattes and one mowce, Two dogges and one bone, Maye never accorde in one. 1667 Decay of Chr. Piety v. §8. 228 Herod and Pilate, Sadducees and Pharisees accord against Christ. 1809 J. Barlow Columbiad iv. 241 Quell'd by his fame, the furious sects accord. 1817 Scott Wav. II. xix. 293 Proceed as we accorded before dinner, if you wish to remain longer in my service. |
b. with (a person or opinion.)
| 1123 O.E. Chron. (Laud. MS.) an. 1120 æfter heora sehte acordedan ealles þæs cynges Heanriᵹes aᵹene men wið hine. c 1360 Chaucer A.B.C. 27 God vouched saf thoruh þee with us to accorde ffor certes crystes. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls Ser.) VI. 369 Charles cordede with Rollo. 1653 Holcroft Procopius ii. 45 We may repaire to the Emperour, and conclude and accord with him. 1865 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. X. xxi. v. 57 The Queen accorded with this view of the matter. |
† c. in (an opinion or course). Obs.
| 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xviii. 232 Alle þe wyse of þis worlde · in o witte acordeden, That such a barne was borne · in bethleem citee. 1449 Pecock Repr. 243 And manye of these men Accordiden to gidere in chesing to hem oon & the same thing for her God. 1630 Prynne Anti-Arm. 182 The wheeles in a clocke..haue contrary motions, yet they sweetly concurre and accord in the same effect. 1677 Hale Prim. Orig. Man. 61 Mankind in general..seems to have those common sentiments in them, and to accord in them in a very great measure. |
† d. of or upon (the matter in question). Obs.
| c 1450 Lonelich Graal II. 140, & acorden they myhten not In non weye Of these .xij. loves Certeynlye. 1562 Cecil in Ellis Orig. Lett. ii. 159 II. 266 The Quenes Majestie was contented in June to accord upon an Enterview in August with the Quene of Scottes. a 1593 H. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 84 We have long purposed to serve God..but we cannot accord of the time when to begin. 1640 Bp. Hall Episc. by div. Right i. §18. 71 Such a Kingdome upon earth..cannot yet be fully knowne and accorded upon. |
† e. With subord. clause. Obs.
| 1297 R. Glouc. 388 Hii acordede atte laste in suche fourme þere, Þat woþer of hem tueye lenger alyue were, Þat he ssolde be oþere's eyr. c 1385 Chaucer L.G.W. Prol. 3, I acord wel that it ys so. 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 169/1 They wold not accorde that he shold be amytted to be worshypped emonge the goddes. a 1593 H. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 469 One despised another, because they did not accord what wisdom was. 1676 Row Suppl. Blair's Autobiog. (1848) xi. 327 It was accorded that these mulcts should be divided. |
† 6. To agree to (something viewed as a standard, rule, aim, end in view, or course to be taken); to assent or consent to. Obs.
| 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 2500 Here to acordes, als þe buk telles us, Ysidre þe grete clerk. 1366 Mandeville (1839) v. 38 They were at gret discord for to make a Soudan, And fynally thei accordeden to Melechnasser. 1393 Gower Conf. III. vi. 27 Her chinne accordeth to the face, All that he seeth is full of grace. c 1450 Merlin vi. 96 Thei acorded to the counseils of Merlyn. 1600 Shakes. A.Y.L. v. iv. 139 You, to his loue must accord, Or haue a Woman to your Lord. 1633 Stafford Pac. Hib. (1821) xviii. 189 The Earle accorded both to time and place. a 1674 Clarendon Hist. Reb. I. iii. 193 These things so graciously accorded unto by your Majesty. |
† b. With inf. Obs.
| 1366 Mandeville (1839) xxviii. 282 Some of oure Fellowes accordeden to enter, and somme noght. c 1450 Merlin (1877) xii. 191 Thei acorded to go to logres in bretein, the chief Citee of kynge Arthur. 1578 T. N. tr. Conq. W. India 102 He did secretly accord with one of the maisters of his fleete in the night season to bore holes in them. 1605 Verstegan Dec. Intell. (1628) vi. 173 Odo Bishop of Bayeux accorded to furnish him with forty ships. |
7. Of things: To agree, be in harmony, be consistent. Const. with.
| 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. iv. 364 Ryht as adjectif and substantif A-cordeþ in alle kyndes · with his antecedent. 1477 Earl Rivers (Caxton) Dictes 64 Moche wyne & sapience may not accorde. 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 218/4 Other bokes of Josephus accorden ynough wyth the sayde storye. 1542 Boorde Dyetary (1870) ix. 250 More meate than accordeth with nature. 1810 Scott Lady of L. ii. xxv. His form accorded with a mind Lively and ardent. 1839 Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 56 Parliament met..and its acts perfectly accorded with the royal wishes. Mod. His principles and practice do not accord well together. |
† 8. impers. To agree with propriety; to be suitable or proper. (L. convenit.) Obs.
| c 1374 Chaucer Troylus ii. 1043 For if a peyntour wold peynt a pyke With assis feet, and heed it as an ape, Hit cordid not. a 1520 Myrroure of Our Ladye 66 Suche bokes of gostly fruyte as accordeth for you to rede or to here. 1556 W. Lauder Tractate (1864) 410 So that he sall tyll euery wycht Do that thyng quhilk accords, of rycht. |
III. trans. (by omission of the prep. in 5, 6).
† 9. To agree upon, arrange. Obs.
| c 1386 Chaucer Melib. 383 But now let us speke of the counseil that was accorded by youre neighebours. 1485 Caxton Paris & Vienne 58 Whan therle of Flaunders had accorded the maryage. 1574 tr. Littleton's Tenures 12 b, After the number of yeres that is accorded betwene the lessor and the lessee. 1676 W. Row Suppl. Blair's Autobiog. (1848) x. 193 All business being thus accorded and ordered. |
10. To agree to, consent to, grant (a request); hence, in 19th c. To grant (a thing asked) to (a person), to give with full consent, to award.
| 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. iv. 275 Seriauntes for here seruice · mede þey asken, And taken mede of here maistres · as þei mow a-corde. a 1649 Ld. Herbert in Cobbett State Trials I. 336 Who thereupon sends word of it to Charles and Ferdinand, intreating them to assist their aunt, which they accorded. 1718 Pope Iliad x. 352 The heroes pray'd, and Pallas from the skies Accords their vow. c 1820 Wordsworth Sonnets (Chandos) 143 Bright as the glimpses of eternity, To saints accorded in their mortal hour. 1861 Temple & Trevor Tannhäuser 22 Hell the horrid prayer Accorded with a curse. 1873 Max Müller Sc. Relig. 330 A kind of anticipated Christianity had been accorded to the ancient sages. |
¶ Phonetically confused with record.
| 1625 Purchas Pilgrims II. 1064 They have accorded in their old Bookes. |
▪ II. accord, n.
(əˈkɔːd)
For forms see prec.
[a. OFr. acord, acorde agreement, f. acorde-r: see accord v.]
1. Reconciliation, agreement, harmony; concurrence of opinion, will, or action; consent.
| 1297 R. Glouc. 237 (R.) Some frend hym byþoȝte bet, & bytuene hem gonne ryde, And made acord bytuene hem. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls Ser.) III. 247 Molimicius was i-buried by þe temple of Acord [juxta templum Concordiæ]. 1393 Gower Conf. Prol. 1049 In heven is pees and al accorde But helle is full of such discorde. c 1450 Merlin i. 20 Thou purchasest a-corde be-twene the and thi husbonde. a 1520 Myrroure of Our Ladye 61 He behoteth that in eche lande where eny Monastrery of thys order ys founded, there shall be encresed peace and accorde. 1619 R. Jones Recant. Serm. in Phenix 1708 II. 495 True Accord is an Union of..the Will and Affections. 1784 Cowper Task vi. 380 Thus harmony and family accord Were driv'n from Paradise. 1800 Wordsworth Brothers Wks. I. 110 He fed the spindle of his youngest child, Who, in the open air, with due accord Of busy hands and back and forward steps, Her large round wheel was turning. |
† b. To fall at or of accord: to be reconciled. to be of, at accord with: to agree with. Obs.
| c 1386 Chaucer Doctor's T. 25 And for my werke no thing wol I axe; My lord and I ben fully at accord. ― Frankl. T. 13 That pryuely she fil of his accord To take hym for hir housbonde and hir lord. c 1430 Lydg. Bochas (1554) i. viii. 12 a, Poetes make thereof no mencion..how they fell at accorde. 1523 Ld. Berners Froissart I. viii. 6 They besought and requyred eche other among them selfe to be of a peasable accorde. Ibid. I. xiv. 14 That the sagis of the realme might..fall at acorde howe the realme shuld be gouerned. 1600 Shakes. A.Y.L. i. i. 67 Sweet Masters bee patient, for your Fathers remembrance, be at accord. 1704 Ray Creation Ded. 3 I am of accord with him. |
c. with (of obs.) one accord: with entire agreement, with one consent, with unanimity.
| 1375 Lay-Folks Mass-Bk. B. 541 Make þou, gode lorde, my body & my soule of one a-corde. 1393 Gower Conf. III. vii. 269 And thus of one accorde upright To Rome at ones home ayein They torne. 1535 Coverdale 1 Kings xxii. 13 Beholde, The wordes of y⊇ prophetes are with one acorde good before the kynge. 1611 Bible Acts xix. 29 They rushed with one accord into the Theatre. 1878 M. A. Brown Nadeschda 34 With one accord On castleyard and all around The people sink on bended knee. |
2. A formal act of reconciliation, or agreement; a treaty of peace, a treaty generally.
| 1297 R. Glouc. 388 Þys acord was vaste ymade þoru stronge treuþe ynou. Vaste yplyȝt in eyþer syde, þat non ne wyþ drou. c 1440 Generydes 6399 The corde is made, the mortuall werre is sese, Betwix hym and the Sowdon all is pece. 1480 Caxton Cron. Eng. ccxxxi. 247 The pees and the acord y made bitwene the ij kynges. 1577–87 Holinshed Chron. III. 889/2 The pope, whom they named as conseruator of the accord. 1614 Raleigh Hist. World ii. 275 Thirdly the accord which Israel made with these crafty Canaanites, was without warrant. 1700 Dryden Fables, Pal. & Arcite 1034 If both are satisfy'd with this accord Swear by the laws of knighthood on my sword. 1860 Motley Netherlands I. v. 240 (1868) Antwerp might perish, before a general accord with Holland and Zeeland could be made. |
3. Law. A private or extrajudicial arrangement.
| 1625 Sir H. Finch Law 181 (1636) Accord is an agreement betweene the parties themselues. 1768 Blackstone Comm. III. 15 Accord is a satisfaction agreed upon between the party injuring and the party injured; which, when performed, is a bar of all actions upon this account. |
4. Agreement or harmonious correspondence of things or their properties, as of colours or tints. esp. of sounds: Agreement in pitch and tone; harmony.
| c 1384 Chaucer H. Fame 696 Mo loue dayes and acordes Then on Instrumentes be acordes. 1398 Trevisa Barth. de P.R. (1495) iii. iv. 51 Pyctagoras callyth the soule Armony, acorde of melodye. 1483 Caxton G. Leg. 412/1 Somtyme they sange psalmes aboute the aulter..by accorde to gyder. 1563 B. Googe Eglogs (Arb.) 110 Or yf it were the sweete accorde that syngyng Byrdes dyd keepe. 1605 Bacon Adv. Learn. i. 32 In that fayned relation of Orpheus Theater..all beasts and birds assembled..listening vnto the ayres and accords of the Harpe. 1659 Hammond On Psalm xxiv. 7. 138 That rendring can have no accord with the Hebrew. 1777 Sir W. Jones Ess. ii. 200 Our boasted harmony, with all its fine accords, and numerous parts, paints nothing, expresses nothing. 1826 Scott Woodst. (1832) I. i. 5 Bating an occasional temptation to warble along with the accord, he behaved himself as decorously as any of the congregation. 1867 Mrs. Oliphant Madonna Mary (Tauchn.) I. xiii. 161 It was a strange sort of position and strangely out of accord with her character and habits. 1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight ii. 15 The color of the iris is usually in accord with the general coloring of the individual. |
† 5. Assent to a proposal or request; permission, grant. Obs.
| 1393 Gower Conf. I. 102 Though it be nought with her accorde. 1483 Caxton G. Leg. 301/1 Som monkes by thaccorde of Charles had impetred and goten of Nycholas the pope the body of Saynt Urban the pope. 1602 Shakes. Ham. I. ii. 123 This gentle and vnforc'd accord of Hamlet Sits smiling to my heart. |
b. of (by, on obs.) one's own accord: by one's unsolicited assent; of one's own spontaneous motion.
| c 1450 Lonelich Holy Grail xiii. 102 And whanne king Eualach herd this word, Thus thanne dide he be his owne Acord. 1555 Fardle of Facions Pref. 9 Thenhabitours ouer all became milded and wittied, shaking of (euen of their owne accorde) the bruteshe outrages. 1611 Shakes. Wint. T. ii. iii. 63 On mine owne accord, Ile off, But first, Ile do my errand. 1611 Bible 2 Cor. viii. 17 But being more forward, of his owne accord he went vnto you. 1697 Dryden Virgil, Past. vii. 13 Your lowing Heifers, of their own accord, At wat'ring time will seek the neighb'ring Ford. 1862 A. Trollope Orley F. xiv. 109 She had no idea of giving up Felix of her own accord, if he were still willing to take her. |
▪ III. † aˈccord, adv. or a. Obs.
[? for a accord; or shortened f. pple. accorded.]
In accord, in agreement.
| c 1374 Chaucer Troylus v. 446 Nor in this world ther is noon instrumente Delicious, thorugh wynde, or touche on corde,..But at that fest, it nas wel herde acorde. a 1440 Sir Degrevant 1767 Hyt is gode ye be a-corde And yowre wyllus ware. 1461 Past. Lett. 402. II. 28 I pray yow bryng hem to gedyr, and set hem acord. |