Definitions
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Word origin
From Middle English stratageme, from Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from στρατηγέω (stratēgéō, “to be a general, command an army”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: ploy, ruse”
“Tis pollicie and ſtratageme muſt doo / That you affect, and ſo muſt you reſolue, / That vvhat you cannot as you vvould atchiue, / You muſt perforce accompliſh as you may: […]”
“His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. To pull the triple headed dog from hell.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Clever scheme”9 letters
02“Clever plan”9 letters
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