cabal
Cross references: 1. plot 1. ca.bal \k*-'bal\ n [F cabale, cabala, intrigue, cabal, fr. ML cabbala cabala, fr. LHeb] qabba-la-h, lit., received (lore) 1: a number of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpa tion esp. in public affairs 2: the artifices and intrigues of such a group 2. cabal vi or ca.balled; or ca.bal.ling : to unite in or form a cabal