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Word entry · 7 letters

treason

Best crossword clue

"Betrayal crime"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹiː.zən/Part of speech nounSorted aenorstStarts with TEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an act of deliberate betrayal

Word origin

From Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin 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; also related to betray.

Used in a sentence

  • Treaſon doth never [pro]ſper: what's the reaſon? / For yf yt [pro]ſper none dare call yt treaſon

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Betrayal crime7 letters
02Betrayal of one's country7 letters

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