stratagem
noun
- a trick, scheme, or plan for deceiving an enemy in war
- any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose
See stratagem in American Heritage Dictionary 4
strat·a·gem
noun- A military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy.
- A clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective. See Synonyms at wile.
Origin: Middle English, from Old French stratageme, from Old Italian stratagemma, from Latin stratēgēma, from Greek, from stratēgein, to be a general, from stratēgos, general : stratos, army; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.
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