prithee

[prith -ee]

interjection Archaic.

(I) pray thee.

Origin of prithee

First recorded in 1570–80; by shortening and alteration

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Historical Examples of prithee

Prithee, Mr. Sancho, let's have no more of those insipid proverbs.
The Politician Out-Witted
Samuel Low
Prithee, how else shall we make our roads and plant our trees?
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
Prithee, allow us to feast our eyes on so glorious a sign of thy valiantness!
Clare Avery
Emily Sarah Holt
Where now prithee is divine Eryx, thy master of fruitless fame?
The Aeneid of Virgil
Virgil
Prithee did he fall up the steps or down the steps, Uncle Dick?
The Honourable Mr. Tawnish
Jeffery Farnol

British Dictionary definitions for prithee

prithee

interjection

archaic pray thee; please

Word Origin for prithee

C16: shortened from I pray thee

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Word Origin and History for prithee

1570s, altered from phrase (I) pray thee (14c.; see pray).