MAYFLOWER COMPACT
\mˈe͡ɪfla͡ʊə kəmpˈakt], \mˈeɪflaʊə kəmpˈakt], \m_ˈeɪ_f_l_aʊ_ə k_ə_m_p_ˈa_k_t]\
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The compact made by the Pilgrim Fathers in the cabin of the "Mayflower," in Provincetown harbor, November 11, 1620, whereby, before landing, they bound themselves into a "civil body politic," and promised obedience to the laws they should make as such.
By John Franklin Jameson
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