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

In maugre of doughty Douglas And all that ever with him be, The fattest hartes in all Cheviot, He said, to kill and bear away.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John

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

I do defy thee; And maugre all the odds thy skill doth give, Outside I will await thee.

From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard

How innocent and honest and sweet he is maugre his fame!

From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry

But the angel in the dream did, and, maugre Plain Talk, put quite other notions into the candle-maker.

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman