monish

[ mon-ish ]

/ ˈmɒn ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object) Archaic.

to admonish.

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Origin of monish

1250–1300; Middle English monisshen, probably aphetic variant of amonisshen to admonish

Words nearby monish

moniliasis, moniliform, moniliform hair, Moniliformis, moniliid, monish, monism, Monistat, moniter, monition, monitor

How to use monish in a sentence

Dis voman called at my shtore yesterday, and begged me for monish.
The Trials of the Soldier's Wife|Alex St. Clair Abrams
Vell den, I knowsh dat; but den you haven't give me de monish for de beersh.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various
You put Matty's head to de schissors, an' take him all off, und you shteal den her monish.
Uncle Rutherford's Nieces|Joanna H. Mathews
It will be to promise to pay me my monish and only fifteen per shent, when you come into your own.
Japhet in Search of a Father|Frederick Marryat

I have lent my monish a tousand times, and never once they did offer it me back.
Japhet in Search of a Father|Frederick Marryat

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