Definitions for maugre

maugre mau·gre

Spelling: [maw-ger]
IPA: /ˈmɔ gər/

Maugre is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in maugre (aegmru).

Definitions for maugre

preposition

  1. in spite of; notwithstanding.

Origin of maugre

1225-75; Middle English Middle French: literally, spite, ill-will, equivalent to mau- mal- + gre gree2

Examples for maugre

So those three knights loved their sister so sore that they brent in love, and so they lay by her, maugre her head.

But the angel in the dream did, and, maugre Plain Talk, put quite other notions into the candle-maker.

And else, said Sir Gawaine, wit thou well thou shouldst not have come here, but if it were maugre thy head.

And in despite of us all he is departed from us and maugre our heads.

But maugre all these Considerations, Blanch was glad when he left her, and ready to leap out of her Skin for joy.

We are likely to be on good terms with England, maugre the best exertions of some of our politicians.

Nature says,he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me.

There can, however, maugre this oft-told story, be no question that a tremendous battle raged for upwards of two hours.

I wish the 'Packhorse' was quit of him, maugre his laced coat.

maugre my will, sans help, blind, fired with furious madness.

Word Value for maugre
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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