Word of the Day for Friday, November 15, 2013 maugre \MAW-ger\, - TopicsExpress



          

Word of the Day for Friday, November 15, 2013 maugre \MAW-ger\, preposition: in spite of; notwithstanding. But the angel in the dream did, and, maugre Plain Talk, put quite other notions into the candle-maker. -- Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man, 1857 I protest, / Maugre thy strength, youth, place, and eminence, / Despite thy victor-sword and fire-new fortune, / Thy valour and thy heart, thou art a traitor / False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father, / Conspirant gainst this high illustrious prince, / And from thextremest upward of thy head / To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, / A most toad-spotted traitor. -- William Shakespeare, King Lear, 1623 Maugre comes from the Middle French word that literally meant spite, ill-will.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:41:29 +0000

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