traison

See also: traïson

Middle English

Noun

traison

1. Alternative form of tresoun

Old French

Alternative forms

• traïson (diaereses are not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)
• traisoun (Anglo-Norman)
• traisun (Anglo-Norman)
• treison
• treisun (Anglo-Norman)
• treson
• tresoun (Anglo-Norman)
• tresun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From trair +‎ -son, or from Latin trāditiōnem, accusative singular of trāditiō.

Noun

traison oblique singular, f (oblique plural traisons, nominative singular traison, nominative plural traisons)

1. treason

Related terms

• trair
• traitor

Descendants

• French: trahison
• Norman: trison
• → Middle English: tresoun
  • English: treason
  • Scots: traison