treatise

trea·tise

noun \ˈtrē-təs also -təz\

Definition of TREATISE

1

: a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached <a treatise on higher education>

2

obsolete : account, tale

Origin of TREATISE

Middle English tretis, from Anglo-French tretiz, alteration of tretez, traitet, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin tractare to treat, handle

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with TREATISE

Cetus, fetus, Thetis