maugre

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  1. preposition Archaic Notwithstanding; in spite of.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French : mal-, mau-, bad; see mal- + gre, liking, pleasure (from Latin grātum, from neuter of grātus, pleasing; see gwerə-2 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Middle English maugre, mawgre, maugree, magre, from Old French maugre, maulgre, malgre (= Provencal malgrat = Italian malgrado), ill-will, spite, from mal (from Latin malus), ill, + gre, gret, from Latin gratum, a pleasant thing, neuter of gratus, pleasant (see grate). Cf. bongree. Hence maugre,prep.
  2. Early modern English also mauger, maulgre, magree; from Middle English maugre, mawgre, mawgree, mawgrey, magre, from Old French maugre, maulgree, malgre, French malgré (= Italian malgrado), preposition, in spite of; an elliptical use (cf. spite, despite, in similar English use) of the noun maugre, ill-will, spite: see maugre, n.
  3. from maugre, prep.
 

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