maugre
Related to maugre: Mauger, aggrandizement
mau·gre
(mô′gər)prep. Archaic
Notwithstanding; in spite of.
[Middle English, from Old French : mal-, mau-, bad; see mal- + gre, liking, pleasure (from Latin grātum, from neuter of grātus, pleasing; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots).]
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maugre
(ˈmɔːɡə) ormauger
prep
obsolete in spite of
[C13 (meaning: ill will): from Old French maugre, literally: bad pleasure]
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mau•gre
(ˈmɔ gər)prep. Archaic.
in spite of.
[1225–75; < Old French: literally, spite, ill-will =mau- mal- + gre favor, will < Latin grātum; compare agree]
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