maugre

or mau·ger

[ maw-ger ]

preposition

, Archaic.

1. in spite of; notwithstanding.

maugre

/ ˈmɔːɡə /

preposition

1. obsolete.
   in spite of

Word History and Origins

Origin of maugre¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English, from Middle French: literally, “spite, ill-will,” equivalent to mau- mal- + gre gree ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of maugre¹

C13 (meaning: ill will): from Old French maugre, literally: bad pleasure

Example Sentences

She sometimes made her husband happy with her good qualities; But Much more frequently miserable—with her many failings: Insomuch that in thirty years cohabitation he often lamented That maugre of all her virtues, He had not, in the whole, enjoyed two years of matrimonial comfort.

From Project Gutenberg

The new-found Epilogue belongs as much to the political as to the dramatic history of those troublous times; and let us hope, maugre the unfortunate coarseness of the school to which it belongs, that Mr. Collier will some day present us with a reprint of it in toto, accompanied by the above noted preface, if it exist.

From Project Gutenberg

Mockingly, On coop or kennel he hangs Parian wreaths; A swan-like form invests the hidden thorn; Fills up the farmer's lane from wall to wall, Maugre the farmer's sighs; and at the gate A tapering turret overtops the work.

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Cesario, by the roses of the spring, By maidhood, honour, truth, and every thing, I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride, Nor wit, nor reason, can my passion hide.

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I put my other foot to the ground, maugre the anguish, and fled towards the torches, moaning with pain, and shouting for aid.

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