[syn: treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Treachery \Treach"er*y\, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere, OF.
trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to
cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic
origin. See Trickery, Trick.]
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;
treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
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Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery. --Chaucer.
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In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted
a deep taint of treachery and corruption. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] Treachetour
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
treachery
n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: perfidy, perfidiousness,
treachery]
2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: treachery, betrayal,
treason, perfidy]