hoogverraad

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hooghverraedt (obsolete)

Etymology

From hoog +‎ verraad, calque of English high treason. First attested in Hugo Grotius' work, but only becoming common in the late eighteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːx.fəˌraːt/

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• Hyphenation: hoog‧ver‧raad

Noun

hoogverraad n (uncountable)

1. high treason [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

• hoogverrader

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoogverraad