TRE'ATISE, noun [Latin tractatus.] A tract; a written composition on a particular subject, in which the principles of it are discussed or explained. A treatise is of an indefinite length; but it implies more form and method than an essay, and less fullness or copiousness than a system.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.