TRACTATE


Meaning of TRACTATE in English

/trak"tayt/ , n.

a treatise; essay.

[ 1425-75; late ME tractatus, L: handling, treatment, equiv. to tracta ( re ) to handle, treat (freq. of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .