1. Treatment; dealing with, or behavior towards, a person.
1577. A. M., Captiv. J. Fox, in Arb., Garner, I. 205. Having been thirteen or fourteen years under their gentle entreatance.
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Countrey Farme, 21. Gentle and courteous intreatance of their Maister towards them.
2. Intercession; entreaty.
1548. Hall, Chron. (1809), 837. There was no feare but that a little Intreataunce should purchase favour enough for hym.
1569. Golding, Heminges Post., Ded. 21. The entreatance of certeine godly Shepherds, compelled me to publish them.
1578. Chr. Pr., in Priv. Prayers (1851), 488. Save them at our entreatance for them.
1600. Fairfax, Tasso, I. xix. 5. Entreatance faire with counsell he vnites.
1606. G. W[oodcocke], trans. Hist. Ivstine, 102 a. At length by much intreatance they grannted him a truce for two monthes.
