tractation

English

Etymology

From Latin tractatio.

Noun

tractation

1. (obsolete) treatment or handling of a subject; discussion
   • 1619, Joseph Hall, Via media, The Way of Peace:

     a full tractation of the points controverted

   • 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:

     In the tractation of all which things our chief purpose and endeavour shall be (so near as the Lord will give us grace), not so much to intermeddle with outward affairs of princes […]

References

• “tractation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• attraction

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tractātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁak.ta.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Rhymes: -jɔ̃

Noun

tractation f (plural tractations)

1. (often in the plural) negotiation

   Synonym: négociation

Related terms

• traiter

Further reading

• “tractation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012