Word Study
traditor
CIDE DICTIONARY
traditor, n. [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See Traitor.].
A deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives. Milner. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
traditor, n. (pl. traditors or traditores) hist. an early Christian who surrendered copies of Scripture or Church property to his or her persecutors to save his or her life.
Etymology
L: see TRAITOR
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