Treachery Definition
trĕchə-rē
treacheries
noun
treacheries
Betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason.
Webster's New World
An act of perfidy or treason.
Webster's New World
The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
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Noun
Singular:
treachery
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treacheriesOrigin of Treachery
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From Middle English trecherie, from Old French tricherie, trecherie, from tricher, trichier (“to cheat"), from Middle Dutch trek (“a trick"), from trekken (“to draw, play a trick on"). More at trick.
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Middle English trecherie from Old French from trichier to trick probably from Vulgar Latin triccāre trick
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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