Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Treachery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Treachery \Treach"er*y\, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere, OF.
trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to
cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic
origin. See {Trickery}, {Trick}.]
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;
treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
treachery
n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidy}, {perfidiousness}]
2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {betrayal}, {treason}, {perfidy}]
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