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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tresonably, -ie, Tressonabilly, -ie, Traisonablye, adv. Also: tresonabillie, tressonablie, treasonably, -ablé, -abillie, treasounablie, tra(y)sonablie, trasnably, traisnablie. [Tresonabill adj. Cf. 17th c. Eng. treasonably (1660).] Disloyally; treacherously; in such a manner as to commit treason.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxvi 786.
That Cristine man tuk … The ymag thare tresonably & thare-one swere [etc.] c1475 Wall. vii 914.
Tratouris tresonably Causit his dede ?a1500 Steel Roy Robert 128.
Johne Balȝoun … Tuik tresonablie to hald with slicht … castellis of our cuntre 1521 Acts XII 39/2.
Untreu liegis quhilkis tresonabillie attempt to have put handis in his maist noble persoun 1526 Acts II 303/1.
Nocht comperand personaly bot be contumax & tresonably absentand him(b) ?1438 Alex. ii 9912.
Tressonabilly 1545 Acts & Decr. II 15a.
The saidis … tressonabillie remanit … at hame fra the said … gaddering 1567 Acts III 27/2.
Our souerane lord the kingis derrest father, was tressonablie, schamefullie, and horriblie murthourit 1601 Crim. Trials II 341.
Incaice … ony landit men to be … convict of … thift, ressett … or stouth-reiff … thay sall incur the cryme … of tressoune … ye tressonablie and thifteouslie stall … nyne pair of scheitis [etc.](c) 1575 Orkney Oppress. 3.
Lord Robert treasonably directed … Henry Sinclair his chalmerchyld to the King of Denmark a1578 Pitsc. I 13/1.
King James the first being treasonabillie murdrest and the traitouris … puneschit 1584 Acts III 305/1.
Be … forthocht fellony maist … treasounablie [thai] slew … him 1586 Digest Justiciary Proc. L 15.
Ȝe maist ingraitlie and treasonable … devysit … tressoun againes his maiesteis … persoune 1621 Melrose P. 415.
Those who treasonable sclandered your maiestie(d) a1538 Abell 11b.
Godoly … wes trasnably slane be Ismaell a1538 Abell 17a.
Traisnablie 1549 Compl. 72/17.
Tha hed sellit traisonablye the realme to there enemeis 1549 Compl. 86/10.
Trasonablie 1570 Leslie 11.
Traysonablie