maugre

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Definition of maugre in English English dictionary

Notwithstanding, despite everything

cruell Mulciber would not obay / His threatfull pride, but did the more augment / His mighty rage, and with imperious sway / Him forst (maulgre) his fiercenesse to relent, / And backe retire .

Notwithstanding; in spite of

The young student played video games all night, maugre his homework that was due the next day.

To defy

In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding

Hyphenation

mau·gre

Etymology

() From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gre (“pleasure", "grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum)