prodition

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English

Etymology

From Latin proditio, from prodere (“to give forth, betray”). Compare Old French prodition.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈdɪʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈdɪʃən/^[1]

Noun

prodition (countable and uncountable, plural proditions)

(obsolete) Disclosure.
(obsolete) Treachery; treason.
- 19 June 1535, unknown, a letter‎:
  the ruin of the country, and the prodition of their captains

Related terms

proditor, proditorious, proditory

References

“prodition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

^ “prodition”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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