traicter

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French treter, tretier, traitier, traiter, from Latin tractō, tractāre (to pull, manage), from the past participle stem of trahō (to draw, pull).

Verb

traicter

  1. to treat (a certain way)
    • 1534, François Rabelais, Gargantua:
      Ce fait, Gymnaste se retyre, considerant que les cas de hazart iamais ne fault poursuyvre iusques a leur periode et qu'il convient a tous chevaliers reverentement traicter leur bonne fortune
      This done, Gymnast left, considering that one should never follow a fluke to the end of its process, and that all knights should treat their good luck modestly.
  2. (of a topic) to treat

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • French: traiter