Tread"mill` (?), n. A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the
periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used
principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by
horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.
Tread"-soft`ly (?), n. (Bot.) Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.
Tread"wheel` (?), n. A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading,
climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See
Treadmill.
Treague (?), n. [It. tregua; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. true.]
A truce. [Obs.] Spenser.
Trea"son (?), n. [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. traïson, F.
trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to give
up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition.] 1. The offense of
attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the
offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a
foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.
The treason of the murthering in the bed.
Chaucer.
In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to take his
life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of the
king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is
high treason, as are many other offenses created by statute. In the
United States, treason is confined to the actual levying of war against
the United States, or to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort.
2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery;
perfidy.
If he be false, she shall his treason see.
Chaucer.
Petit treason. See under Petit.
Trea"son*a*ble (?), a. Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason;
involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt.
Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots and
treasonable practices.
Clarendon.
Syn. — Treacherous; traitorous; perfidious; insidious.
—Trea"son*a*ble*ness, n. — Trea"son*a*bly, adv.
Trea"son*ous (?), a. Treasonable. Shak.
The treasonous book of the Court of King James.
Pepys.
Treas"ure (?), n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. trésor, L. thesaurus, Gr.
&?; a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the root of &?; to put,
place. See Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.] 1. Wealth accumulated;
especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.
This treasure hath fortune unto us given.
Chaucer.
2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance;
plenty.
We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and
of honey.
Jer. xli. 8.