noun
Etymology: Middle English hye treasoune
1. : treason against the sovereign or the state being in old English law the highest offense against the state — compare petit treason
2. : treason
noun
Etymology: Middle English hye treasoune
1. : treason against the sovereign or the state being in old English law the highest offense against the state — compare petit treason
2. : treason
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012