tractate
[ trak-teyt ]
/ ˈtræk teɪt /
noun
a treatise; essay.
Origin of tractate
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
tractātus, Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to
tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of
trahere to draw) +
-tus suffix of v. action
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British Dictionary definitions for tractate
tractate
/ (ˈtrækteɪt) /
noun
a short tract; treatise
Judaism
one of the volumes of the Talmud
Word Origin for tractate
C15: from Latin
tractātus, from
tractāre to handle; see
tractable