TREATISES

Noun

treatises

plural of treatise

Anagrams

• sestertia

Source: Wiktionary


TREATISE

Trea"tise, n. Etym: [OE. tretis, OF. treitis, traitis, well made. See Treat.]

1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer. He published a treatise in which he maintained that a marriage between a member of the Church of England and a dissenter was a nullity. Macaulay.

Note: A treatise implies more form and method than an essay, but may fall short of the fullness and completeness of a systematic exposition.

2. Story; discourse. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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