maugre

American  

[maw-ger] / ˈmɔ gər /

Or mauger

preposition

Archaic.

1. in spite of; notwithstanding.

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maugre British  

/ ˈmɔːɡə /

preposition

1. obsolete in spite of

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Etymology

Origin of maugre

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English, from Middle French: literally, “spite, ill-will,” equivalent to mau- mal- + gre gree ²

Example Sentences

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maugre

Without assistance from their respective Governments they had won the right to live there, "maugre the King of Spain's beard."

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John

The few people on shore who had stayed on, maugre wind and sleet, to see the very, very last of friends on board, looked very worn and miserable.

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon

As a matter of fact, maugre much authoritative opinion to the contrary, a different standard does exist.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

But, maugre them that blamen women most, Such is the force of mine impression That, suddenly, I can fell all their boast, And all their wrong imagination.

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various

"Uds trudgeons and bludgeons and maugre thy head!" roared the Knight, shaking him off like a fly.

From The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island by Thompson, Ruth Plumly