treason
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin trāditiōnem, accusative of trāditiō (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) + dō (“give”). Doublet of tradition.
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Noun[edit]
treason (countable and uncountable, plural treasons)
- The crime of betraying one’s own country.
- 1613, John Harington, “Book iv, Epigram 5”, in Alcilia:
- Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, if it doth, then none dare call it treason.
- An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
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Translations[edit]
crime of betraying one’s country
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providing aid and comfort to the enemy
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act of treachery
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- treason at OneLook Dictionary Search
- treason in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- treason in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
- Santore, Senator, anteros, asteron, atoners, nor'-east, nose art, noseart, one-star, orantes, ornates, rotanes, seatron, senator, tenoras
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
treason
- Alternative form of tresoun
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