All 3 Uses
treason
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
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- I will have no treason in my house!†
Chpt 13 *treason = an act of betrayal
- Anything that you should do in the way of giving her aid and comfort will be—permit me the expression—distinctly treasonable.†
Chpt 19treasonable = able to be punished as an act of betrayalstandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- You know high treason is a capital offence; take care how you incur the penalty.†
Chpt 19treason = an act of betrayal
Definitions:
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(1)
(treason) betraying someone or something -- typically betraying one's own country
(in this context, to betray is to not be loyal--often by helping enemies) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)