Trea"tise (?), n. [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. &fist; 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.
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