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maugre
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[], (Preposition)
Definitions:
- In spite of, notwithstanding; notwithstanding the power of.
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Origin
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Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman mau gré, maugré, Old French maugré, mal gré, malgré from mal bad, evil + gré
[], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- in later use. "maugre of (also to, with)": = senses B. 1b, B. 2.
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Origin
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Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman mau gré, maugré, Old French maugré, mal gré, malgré from mal bad, evil + gré
[], (Verb)
Definitions:
- To defy, oppose; to get the better of, master; †to show ill will to (obsolete).
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Origin
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late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Beard (c1568–1632), Church of England clergyman and author. From Middle French maugréer from maugré
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