Compact Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
the name applied to the governing class in Upper Canada prior to 1837, and in particular to the executive and legislative councils of that province.
See also: Family Compact (def. 1)
2 n.
a group, dominated by officers of the Hudson's Bay Company, that controlled the Crown Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in the 1850's under the governship of Sir James Douglas.
See also: Family-Company-Compact