malison

[ mal-uh-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a curse.

malison

/ ˈmælɪzən; -sən /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic word for curse

Word History and Origins

Origin of malison¹

1200–50; Middle English maliso ( u ) n < Old French maleison < Latin maledictiōn- (stem of maledictiō ) malediction

Word History and Origins

Origin of malison¹

C13: via Old French from Latin maledictiō malediction

Example Sentences

The malison of heaven will go along with every part of it that is not restored to its rightful owners.

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So he was in luck; but he had yet to learn that a mother's malison is sure to bring misfortune some time or another.

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So he spake in malison, and darkness p. 124veiled her eyes, and there the sacred strength of the sun did waste her quite away.

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Or else they may dread the malison that all men have who will not do them, when they had goods to do them with.

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Either to take the half of it with her blessing, or the whole of it with her malison.

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Related Words

• bane
• expletive
• obscenity
• profanity
• whammy