I. A discovering, betraying; a discovery, betrayal, treason, treachery (class.): “multorum in nos perfidiam, insidias, proditionem notabis,” Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4: “amicitiarum proditiones,” id. Ac. 2, 9, 27: “arcanorum,” Plin. 7, 45, 46, § 150: “id nefas proditione discussum est,” Flor. 3, 18, 9: “timor est proditio cogitationis auxiliorum,” Vulg. Sap. 17, 11. —
II. A putting off, deferring; the right of deferring (ante-class.), Cato ap. Fest. s. v. prodidisse, p. 242 Müll.
