An abbreviated or archaic form that may refer to a federation or variant spelling found in very old or specialized texts.
Possibly a contraction of 'federation' or variant spelling from Middle English documents. This is so rare it appears in very few historical sources.
This looks like the kind of word you'd find on an ancient abbreviation list—'fedn' might show up on old charters or documents where writers were trying to save precious parchment.
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