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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tratorouslie, Trato(u)risly, adv. Also: trater(o)uslie, traturouslie, traturusly, traturasli, tratoursly, trayterously, traiterouslie, treatourouslie, treteruslie. [ME and e.m.E. treterously (Manning), traytouresliche (Trevisa), tretourousli (Wyclif), traiterously (1491), traytoursly (1512).] Treacherously.(a) c1515 Asl. MS I 257/27.
Kenneth the secund … was tratorisly slane c1515 Asl. MS I 269/14.
Tratourisly 15.. Christis Kirk (Laing MS) § 13.
Than tratoursly behind his back Thay hacked him on the howes 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 510.
The homebringing of fals … cunye … nocht onelie traterouslie and avariciouslie be hir awin borne subjectis, bot alswa be Inglismen 1570 Cal. Sc. P. III 208.
Ane rebellious factioun … traturusly drawyn in ane feryne pouar for … distroing of … our realme 1570 Cal. Sc. P. III 487.
Trateruslie 1586 Cal. Sc. P. IX 94.
Traturasli 1596 Dalr. II 188/16.
We war betrayet, and traterouslie sauld 1596 Dalr. II 324/14.
Sum lycht horsmen of Ingland, quha traturouslie wald set on him 1600-1610 Melvill 368.
These that has traterouslie sought to betrey thair citie and native countrey 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 99.
[He] took occasion … traterouslie [Misc. Spald. C. II xxxiv, traiterouslie], with deceat, to kill this Macintoshie a1651 Calderwood II 463.
Falselie tratorouslie and mischantlie(b) 1567 Sat. P. vii 114.
Bothwell Hes trayterously in myrk put downe our king(c) 15… Misc. Spald. C. II xxxiv (see (a)).
Traiterouslie(d) 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 120.
The said Mr. James haid treatourouslie dissauit our souerane lady 1584 Gowrie P. 37.
Yow ar indyted of treasoune, treteruslie comitted against his majestie