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maugre

or mau·ger

[maw-ger]
preposition Archaic.
  1. in spite of; notwithstanding.
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Origin of maugre

1225–75; Middle English < Middle French: literally, spite, ill-will, equivalent to mau- mal- + gre gree2
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Examples from the Web for mauger

Historical Examples

  • There was an uncle of William's, named Mauger, who was primate of the Norman church.

    The Normans

    Sarah Orne Jewett

  • And I was not averse to making the acquaintance of Captain Mauger.

    A Chambermaid's Diary

    Octave Mirbeau

  • She said steadily: "Mauger, where did the men get the liquor?"

    The Sea Bride

    Ben Ames Williams

  • Did you mark the greed in the one eye of Mauger when they came aboard?

    The Sea Bride

    Ben Ames Williams

  • Brander understood the one-eyed man; he asked: "What's wrong, Mauger?"

    The Sea Bride

    Ben Ames Williams

British Dictionary definitions for mauger

mauger

adjective
  1. Caribbean (of persons or animals) thin or lean
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Word Origin

from Du. mager thin, meagre

maugre

mauger

preposition
  1. obsolete in spite of
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Word Origin

C13 (meaning: ill will): from Old French maugre, literally: bad pleasure
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