emprize
emprize is the obsolete spelling of emprise.
Meaning of emprise
Noun
emprise (plural emprises)
- An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
- [N]oble minds of yore allyed were, / In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize, / That none did others safety despize […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits; chivalric prowess.
- I love thy courage yet, and bold emprise; / But here thy sword can do thee little stead.1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
Forms of emprize
| plural | emprizes |
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Questions about emprize
- What is emprize the obsolete spelling of?
- Emprize is the obsolete spelling of emprise.
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