Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Middle English forms of
treason .
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Examples
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To think that a 'my traison against the master i' the interest o 'his dochter and himsel' should come to naethin ', and that Sim MacTaggart should be sent awa' wi 'a flea in his lug, a' for the tirravee o 'a lassie that canna' value a guid chance when it offers!
Doom Castle Neil Munro
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Appearing at the Bar of the House of Commons, this vile impostor cried out, "Aye, Taitus Oates, accause Caatharine, Quean of England, of haigh traison."
Royalty Restored 1883
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It is by fellows like you, sir, that traison and sedition are hatched.
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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"Mistress Nancy, I must beg you to walk your watch like a lady, and not to be corresponding with my prisoner any how, whether you talk raison or traison, as may happen to suit your convanience," observed the man who was guard over Cornbury.
Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend Frederick Marryat 1820
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