Main Entry:

¹ca·bal

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈbäl, -ˈbal\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabbālāh, literally, received (lore)

Date:

1614

1: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) ; also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues2: club, group <a cabal of artists>

synonyms see plot