'Treatise' definitions:
Definition of 'treatise'
From: WordNet
noun
A formal exposition
Definition of 'Treatise'
From: GCIDE
- Treatise \Trea"tise\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A treatise implies more form and method than an essay, but may fall short of the fullness and completeness of a systematic exposition. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Story; discourse. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]