emprise
or em·prize
an adventurous enterprise.
knightly daring or prowess.
Origin of emprise
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How to use emprise in a sentence
One has the sense at times of spying from ambush upon a promise of emprise and some great gain.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellWhen once the class was fairly launched upon its new emprise, a change in the usual aspect of things became apparent.
A Bookful of Girls | Anna FullerTrue, I walked in the paths of pensive thought; but it was only to think of John--Blount and of the emprise we had in hand.
A Legend of Reading Abbey | Charles MacFarlaneTo me the most tender and beautiful thing in all this our great adventure and emprise was the meeting of little Arthur and Alice.
A Legend of Reading Abbey | Charles MacFarlaneKarna heard with crimsoned forehead, left the emprise almost done, Left the bow already circled, silent gazed upon the Sun!
Maha-bharata | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for emprise
/ (ɛmˈpraɪz) /
a chivalrous or daring enterprise; adventure
chivalrous daring or prowess
Origin of emprise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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