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Definition of Mesprise
1. n. Contempt; scorn.
Definition of Mesprise
1. Noun. (obsolete) contempt; scorn ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) misadventure; lack of success ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mesprise
1. scorn [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesprise
Literary usage of Mesprise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Then, if all fayle, we will by force it win, And eke reward the wretch for his
mesprise. Spenser, FQ, III. ix. ..."
2. The Manuscripts of J. Eliot Hodgkin, Esq., F. S. A. of Richmond, Surrey by John Eliot Hodgkin, Samuel Pepys, Gascoigne, John Cordy Jeaffreson (1897)
"... a quelques amis le quel estoit mesprise par Sandys : le dit ... le quel estoit
aussy mesprise par Mr. Sandys. Neantmoins il n'estoit pas quelque ..."
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