Stratagem

Stratagem
Stratagem Strat"a*gem, n. [F. stratag[`e]me (cf. Sp. estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be leader of an army, fr. ? a general; ? an army (probably as being spread out; cf. {Stratum}) + ? to lead. See {Agent}.] An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination. [1913 Webster]

Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Those oft are stratagems which error seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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