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Treasonable

[tree-zuh-nuh-buhl]

trea·son·a·ble

[tree-zuh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
of the nature of treason.
2.
involving treason; traitorous.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English tresonabill. See treason, able

trea·son·a·bly, adverb
non·trea·son·a·ble, adjective
non·trea·son·a·ble·ness, noun
non·trea·son·a·b·ly, adverb
un·trea·son·a·ble, adjective
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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treason (ˈtriːzən)
 
n
1.  violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government; high treason
2.  any treachery or betrayal
 
[C13: from Old French traïson, from Latin trāditiō a handing over; see tradition, traditor]
 
'treasonable
 
adj
 
'treasonous
 
adj
 
'treasonableness
 
n
 
'treasonably
 
adv

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