tractate


trac·tate

T0302500 (trăk′tāt′)n. A treatise; an essay.
[Latin tractātus; see tract2.]

tractate

(ˈtrækteɪt) n1. (Journalism & Publishing) a short tract; treatise2. (Judaism) Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud[C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see tractable]

trac•tate

(ˈtræk teɪt)

n. 1. a treatise; essay. 2. any of the books of the Talmud. [1425–75; < Medieval Latin tractātus, derivative of Latintractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw)]