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Fe*cun"di*fy (?), v. t. [Fecund
+ -fy.] To make fruitful; to fecundate.
Johnson.

Fe*cun"di*ty (?), n. [L.
fecunditas: cf. F. fécondité. See
Fecund.] 1. The quality or power of
producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality
in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great
numbers.

2. The power of germinating; as in
seeds.

3. The power of bringing forth in abundance;
fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's
creative power. Bentley.

Fed (?), imp. & p. p. of
Feed.

Fed"a*ry (?), n. A feodary.
[Obs.] Shak.

Fed"er*al (?), a. [L. foedus
league, treaty, compact; akin to fides faith: cf. F.
fédéral. see Faith.] 1.
Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or
covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by
a compact between parties, usually governments or their
representatives.


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