Standard Lemma guide
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adv
Notwithstanding, despite everything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ill will; spite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep
In spite of, notwithstanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: despite, regardless of, with, for all, irrespective of, maugre, notwithstanding, in spite of, without considering, without regard for
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English maugre, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gre (“pleasure, grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum).
