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maulgre

maulgre 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 maulgre

What is maulgre the alternative spelling of?
Maulgre is the alternative spelling of maugre.

Words near maulgre in the dictionary

  1. maulers
  2. Maules
  3. Maules Creek
  4. mauley
  5. mauleys
  6. maulgre
  7. Maulik
  8. mauling
  9. maulings
  10. Maulis
  11. Maull

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