treacheries

Variant of treachery

noun pl. treacheries

  1. betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason
  2. an act of perfidy or treason

Origin: ME trecherie < OFr tricherie, trickery < trichier, to cheat: see trick

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