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† ˈtraitory Obs.
Forms: 4 traitre, -tere, 4–5 -terie, 4–6 -tourie, 4–7 -torie, 5–6 -tory; 4 traytrie, 4–5 -torye, 4–6 -tory, -tery(e, 5 -toury, -towrye, -tere, 5–6 -torie, 6 -tery, -terie; 4 traterie, -tourie, 4–6 -toury(e, 5 -towry, -tory, 6 -torie; 5 treitorie; 5 treytori, 5–6 -tory.
[f. traitor + -y: cf. ancestry, mastery.]
The conduct or action of a traitor; treachery; treason.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 6248 Þou synnest þan wykkedly, And doust þe soule treytory. c1330― Chron. Wace (Rolls) 9698 Þey ȝede aboute þe court to spye Wher þey myght do þer trayterye. 13..K. Alis. 3983 Thou schalt beo honged and to-drawe,..For thou soche traytory wroughtest! a1375Lay Folks Mass Bk. App. iv. 44 Ȝif he for traytrie weore take. 1375Barbour Bruce iv. 22 It wes fer wer þan tratoury For to betreyss sic A persoune. c1380Wyclif Wks. (1880) 26 In drede of treson of traitre aȝenst god and his lawe. 1390Gower Conf. III. 334 The king unto his Sone tolde Of Tharse thilke traiterie. 1402Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 28 Guiltie of traitorie to our realme. a1450Myrc Festial 13 Thre knyghtes also weren enpeched to þe Emperour of traytere. c1450Mirour Saluacioun 111 Of Judas & cosse & the traytourye. c1485Digby Myst. ii. 400 He shall repent hys Rebellyous treytory. c1500Kennedy Passion of Christ 299 Judas last, þat wrocht þe tratory. c1537Thersites (1820) 74 Imagin no tratourye againste your prince. c1550Bale K. Johan (Camden) 61 Never..with owt moch traytery. 1570Levins Manip. 106/17 Traytorie, proditio. 1571in Scot. Poems 16th C. (1801) II. 280 To commit open tratorie. 1609Skene Reg. Maj. i. 112 Gif any man be convict of traitorie done to his overlord. |