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malecontent

malecontent is the obsolete spelling of malcontent.

Meaning of malcontent

Adjective

malcontent (comparative more malcontent, superlative most malcontent)

  1. Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.
    • [Alban] Butler also commends the piety of Simon Montfort, the persecutor of the Albigenses, and the father of the famous malcontent earl of Leicester, who flourished in the reign of king Henry III.1810, Joseph Milner, Isaac Milner, “Century XIII. Chap. VI. Authors and Eminent Persons in this Century.”, in The History of the Church of Christ. Volume the Fourth: Containing the Remainder of the...

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Questions about malecontent

What is malecontent the obsolete spelling of?
Malecontent is the obsolete spelling of malcontent.

Words near malecontent in the dictionary

  1. Malecites
  2. Malecki
  3. Maleckis
  4. maleconformation
  5. maleconformations
  6. malecontent
  7. malecontented
  8. Malecs
  9. malectin
  10. malectins
  11. maledicency

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