malison
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malison
1200–50; Middle English maliso ( u ) n < Old French maleison < Latin maledictiōn- (stem of maledictiō ) malediction
Example Sentences
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There seemed a fell malison on this spot which the Mason-Blodgett troupe had found.
From Time Magazine Archive
That words, which to use are a shame and a sin too, Had thus on their speaker recoiled, and his malison Placed in the hands of the Devil's own "pal" his son!--
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
A malison light on the tongue, Sic tidings tells to me!—
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
So he was in luck; but he had yet to learn that a mother's malison is sure to bring misfortune some time or another.
From English Fairy Tales by Rackham, Arthur
She had risen to speak; the words were upon her lips: "Phrenzy to her heart was given, To speak the malison of Heaven," when she met the full and glaring force of Henry's flashing eyes.
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana
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