Trai"tor*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. traitreux.]

1.

Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject.

Shak.

2.

Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme.

-- Trai"tor*ous*ly, adv. -- Trai"tor*ous*ness, n.

 

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