Stratagem
Pronunciation : Strat"a*gem
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. stratag?me (cf. Sp. estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. Stratum) + Agent.]
Definition : Defn: An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination. Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak. Those oft are stratagems which error seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913