oathbreach

noun
/ˈoʊθbɹiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English othbreche, from Old English āþbriċe, āþbryċe (“the breaking of an oath, perjury”), equivalent to oath + breach. Compare West Frisian eedbrek (“perjury”), Dutch eedbreuk (“breach of an oath”), German Low German Eedbröök (“the breach of an oath”), German Eidbruch (“the breaking of an oath”).

  1. inherited from āþbriċe
  2. inherited from othbreche

Definitions

  1. Breach or breaking of an oath

    Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

    • This, like other regulations, was enforced by means of the oath which all members of the University were required to take,2 and any violation of which was oathbreach or perjury, and involved very serious consequences.

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