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perfidy
perfidy [ púrfidi ]


noun 
Definition:
 
deliberate treachery: treachery or deceit ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin perfidia< perfidus 'treacherous' < per fidem decipere 'deceive through trustingness' < fides 'faith, trust']

perfidious [ pər fíddi əss ] adjective
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