Category:Perfidy

Per"fi*dy, n.; pl. Perfidies. Etym: [l. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus Faithless; per (cf. Skr. para away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See faith.]

Defn: the act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a Promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; teachery. The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. Macaulay. His perfidy to this sacred engagement. Dequincey.