Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise. The Oxford English Dictionary traces its earliest known use to 1592, when it ...
‘Tis the season to indulge in mulled wine — or if you’re feeling especially festive, wassail. Like other words such as “yule” and “mistletoe,” wassail — from the Middle English salutation wæs hæil, ...