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Origin of treasonable
First recorded in 1325–75, treasonable is from the Middle English word tresonabill. See treason, able
Example Sentences
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Stripping royal titles was something reserved for those who committed near treasonable offenses or no longer considered part of the extended royal clan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
By February 1864, Davis despaired: "Public meetings of treasonable character, in the name of state sovereignty, are being held."
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2020
The British government feared a repeat of the 1916 Easter Rising and arrested most of the Sinn Féin leadership charging them with entering into treasonable communication with the German enemy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2018
There was nothing unusual, let alone treasonable, in this.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
The Quaker petitions were therefore not treasonable or out of order.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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