Search billions of records on Ancestry.com. Native Polish surnames, just as surnames of other Slavonic nations, can be roughly divided into three main groups: those derived from original nicknames, as names of animals, trees, things, professions,
Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Betrayal. Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations.
Treason The betrayal of one's own country by waging war against it or by consciously or purposely acting to aid its enemies. The Treason Clause traces its roots back to an English statute enacted during the reign of Edward III (1327â1377).