n. [ OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See Accord, v. t. ] 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent. [ 1913 Webster ]

A mediator of an accord and peace between them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

These all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts i. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by own; as, of one's own accord. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. Lev. xxv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of his own accord he went unto you. 2 Cor. vii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

With one accord, with unanimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agree in pitch and tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accorded; p. pr. & vb. n. According. ] [ OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F. accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf. Concord, Discord, and see Heart. ] 1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they were accorded from the fray. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. “According his desire.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordable, F. accordable. ] 1. Agreeing. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reconcilable; in accordance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. acordance. ] Agreement; harmony; conformity. “In strict accordance with the law.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Harmony; unison; coincidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Accordance. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordant, F. accordant. ] Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who accords, assents, or concedes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]