prithee
please: used to politely introduce a request or command: Prithee, let us come inside.
Origin of prithee
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How to use prithee in a sentence
prithee, now, how many such butterflies as you suck here together on the thistle-head of royalty?
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles KingsleyWell go in the coach, said my father—prithee, have the arms been altered, Obadiah?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | Laurence Sterneprithee tell me what sort of man this Arnold really is, for I do not depend on the partial representations I have had of him.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph | Frances SheridanYou went into the country to recover your health, I thought; prithee, how comes this new husband into your way?
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph | Frances SheridanThen, after a little while, he said: "I prithee tell me, didst thou see a knight pass this way to-day or yesterday?"
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for prithee
/ (ˈprɪðɪ) /
archaic pray thee; please
Origin of prithee
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