Definition: an act of betrayal; an intentional breach of trust
It comes from Latin. “fides” means faithfulness, and the prefix “per-” means “to the detriment of.”
From Shogun:
“What about Onoshi, Eiminence? What about his perfidy against Kiyama?”
Oh, goodness, I didn’t like this book. And I feel terrible about that fact, because it’s a classic, but I just didn’t. This is a long, long book. I’ve read comparably long books like The Covenant and The Pillars of the Earth , but this is both long and very, very boring. It’s set in 1600. John…
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