treason

English

/ˈtɹiː.zən/

noun
Definitions
  • The crime of betraying one’s own country.
  • An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tresoun derived from treson derived from Old French traison, traïson (treason) derived from Latin trāditiōnem, dō (give, I give, I offer render, 1st person singular of dare) root from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (give, spread out, lay out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deh₃-

Gloss

give, spread out, lay out

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