Category:Treatise

Trea"tise, n. Etym: [oe. tretis, of. treitis, traitis, well made. See Treat.]

1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which its Principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer. He published a treatise in which he maintained that a marriage Between a member of the church of england and a dissenter was a Nullity. Macaulay.

Note: a treatise implies more form and method than an essay, but may Fall short of the fullness and completeness of a systematic Exposition.

2. Story; discourse. [r.] Shak.