Cabal
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A small association for the purpose of intrigue; an intrigue. This name was given to that ministry in the reign of Charles II. formed by Clifford, Ashley; Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale, who concerted a scheme for the restoration of popery. The initials of these five names form the word "cabal;" hence the appellation. Hume, Hist. Eng. lx.
69.