TREACHERY
Treach"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. trecherïe, trichere, OF. trecherie,
tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to cheat, to trick,
OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic origin. See Trickery,
Trick.]
Defn: Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery. Chaucer. In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a deep taint of treachery and corruption. Macaulay.
TREACHETOUR; TREACHOUR
Treach"e*tour, Treach"our, n. Etym: [See Treacher.]
Defn: A traitor. [Obs.] "Treachour full of false despite." Spenser.
TREACLE Trea"cle (tre"k'l), n. Etym: [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. thériaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. qhri`on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh`r a beast. Cf. Theriac.]
1. (Old Med.)
Defn: A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. Jer. Taylor.
2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.] Christ which is to every harm treacle. Chaucer .
3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.