English

Noun

trahison ‎(uncountable)

1. (rare) Treason.
   • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2010, p. 270:

     That this trahison would take a partly “multicultural” form was also something that was slowly ceasing to surprise me.

French

Etymology

Old French traïson, from Latin traditio, traditionem. Equivalent to trahir +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁa.i.zɔ̃/
• Homophone: trahisons
• Hyphenation: tra‧hi‧son

Noun

trahison f ‎(plural trahisons)

1. treason
2. betrayal

Derived terms

• haute trahison

Related terms

• trahir
• tradition

Middle French

Alternative forms

• trahyson
• traison
• traïson

Noun

trahison f (plural trahisons)

1. treason

Norman

Etymology

From Old French traïson, from Latin trāditiō, trāditiōnem.

Noun

trahison f ‎(plural trahisons)

1. (Jersey) treason