concord
n[U]
1 (fml 文) harmony between people; lack of quarrelling and unfriendliness (人与人之间的)和谐, 一致, 和睦
living in concord (with neighbouring states) (与邻国)和睦相处. Cf 参看 discord.
2 (grammar) agreement between words in gender, number, etc, eg between a verb and a plural noun as its subject (词与词之间在性、 数等方面的)一致(如动词及其作主语的复数名词之间的).
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.