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- noun Obsolete form of
traitor .
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Examples
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And that euer traitour was either trusted or aduanced I could neuer yet reade, neither can
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Alexander, or Thomas archbishop of Canturburie into England, conteining an interdiction of the realme: vpon perill to be apprehended and punished as a traitour to the king, and an enimie to the realme.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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Danes, not with weapon or force of armes; but with treason wrought by our owne people: we did at the first prepare a nauie against the enimies, the which that false traitour Elfrike betraid into their hands.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed
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And can you finde in your hart to conceiue, that your Alerane would play the traitour with her, for whose seruice he feareth not to aduenture a thousand liues if
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Thou art a straunger and liuest here a beastly life, ioyned with continuall labour: I haue twelve hundred crownes with certaine Iewelles, which that false traitour gaue me, which he predestinated by the heauens for none other purpose but to paie them their hire, which shall do the vengeaunce vpon his disloyall persone.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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The princes and péeres of the realme did also iudge him a periured person and a traitour.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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Thou traitour I say of thy contrei, darest thou come into oure syght?
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes Richard Sherry
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And that euer traitour was either trusted or aduanced I could neuer yet reade, neither can I at this time remember any example.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Richard Hakluyt 1584
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In the meane season, the shape of Lepolemus that was slaine so miserably, appeared to Charites saying, O my sweet wife (which no other person can say but I) I pray thee for the love which is betweene us two, if there he any memorie of me in thy heart, or remembrance of my pittifull death, marry with any other person, so that thou marry not with the traitour
The Golden Asse 1566
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The lords answered and said, 'He was worse than a thiefe, he was ane traitour and deserved no better.'"
Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets George Reid 1862
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