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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Tratorous,) Trater(o)us, Traytrous, adj. Also: trateirous, tratarous, traturuse, tratouris, traytorous, trayturous, traytouris, traiter(o)us, traittorous. [ME and e.m.E. traytrous (c1380), traytorous (1535), trayterous (1568), traitorous (1683).] Treacherous; perfidious.(a) ?a1500 Dewoit Exerc. 28.
The fals tratouris Jowis 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 67.
Gif ony man suld fle out, he culd not eschaip thair traterous ambuschment a1578 Pitsc. I 373/8.
O traterous Death quhome non may contramand 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 136.
Thair salbe men … vithout benignitie, tratouris, bakvart, prydful 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. in Cath. Tr. (STS) 84/6.
Thir Caluinian ministers, quha … vas maist traturuse tratures aganis thair soueran 1584 Reg. Privy C. III 706.
For allegeit traterous … fenyeing of fals and adulterat cunyie 1594 Aberd. Council Lett. I 59.
Oure declarit trateirous rebellious and unnaturell subiectis 1600-1610 Melvill 421.
Traterus 1622-6 Bisset II 162/28.
He wes ane crowell and tratarous tiran(b) 1456 Hay I 23/31.
The traytrous Romayns maid thre wrang papis 1456 Hay I 255/2.
That quene … gert declare thame as erratykis and traytouris scismatykis 1596 Dalr. I 316/14.
Malcolme … is slane … throuch a traytorous trick 1596 Dalr. II 140/25.
Trayturous pirats(c) 1581 Burne Disput. 171.
Fals traittorous and deceatful hæretikis 1600-1610 Melvill 23.
The traiterus murdour of James Earl of Murro a1650 Row 186.
A traiterous and seditious tumult