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malgre

malgre is the alternative spelling of maugre.

Meaning of maugre

Preposition

maugre

  1. (obsolete) In spite of, notwithstanding.
    • He saugh a mayde walkinge him biforn, / Of whiche mayde anon, maugree hir heed, / By verray force he rafte hir maydenheed; […][c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by Skeat, The Wife of Bath's Tale (in Middle English)
    Synonyms:
    despite, regardless of, with, for all, irrespective of, notwithstanding, in spite of, without considering, without regard for

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Questions about malgre

What is malgre the alternative spelling of?
Malgre is the alternative spelling of maugre.

Words near malgre in the dictionary

  1. Malgham
  2. Malghum
  3. Malglish
  4. malgovernance
  5. malgovernment
  6. malgre
  7. malgré lui
  8. malguzar
  9. malguzars
  10. Malham
  11. malhamensilipin

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