prodition

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)

  1. (obsolete) Disclosure.
  2. (obsolete) Treachery; treason.
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References
  • prodition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  1. prodition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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