n. 1 a cunning plan or scheme, esp. for deceiving an enemy. 2 trickery.
[ ME f. F stratagème f. L stratagema f. Gk strategema f. strategeo be a general (strategos) f. stratos army + ago lead ]
n. 1 a cunning plan or scheme, esp. for deceiving an enemy. 2 trickery.
[ ME f. F stratagème f. L stratagema f. Gk strategema f. strategeo be a general (strategos) f. stratos army + ago lead ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012