maugre

or mau·ger

[ maw-ger ]

/ ˈmɔ gər /

preposition Archaic.

in spite of; notwithstanding.

Nearby words

maud, maudlin, maudslay, mauger, maugham, maugre, maui, mauka, maul, maulana, mauldin

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

He recognized her, and ran and caught her and swung her around before him and besought her to keep Mauger and his knife away.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Silva had a knife; and Mauger had felt it, on the deck above.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Mauger, the one-eyed man, had an increasing hold on the imagination of Noll Wing.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Dan'l Tobey knew how to handle Mauger; and he kept the little man in a continual ferment of helpless anger.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams

Mauger, however, states that "many thousand" copies of his grammar were drawn at every edition.
The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times|Kathleen Lambley

British Dictionary definitions for mauger (1 of 2)

mauger

/ (ˈmɔːɡə) /

adjective

Caribbean (of persons or animals) thin or lean

Word Origin for mauger

from Du. mager thin, meagre

British Dictionary definitions for mauger (2 of 2)

maugre

mauger

/ (ˈmɔːɡə) /

preposition

obsolete in spite of

Word Origin for maugre

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

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