What does maugre mean?
Maugre means (obsolete) In spite of, notwithstanding..
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/ˈmɔː.ɡə/ · preposition
(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; […]
In my mind it is a ſign of a great deal of natural Integrity and inbred Nobleneſs of ſpirit, that maugre the heavineſs of his Complexion that thus ſtrongly bears him dovvn from apprehending ſo concerning Metaphyſicall Truths, yet he retains ſo vivid reſentments of the more sſolid Morality.
He chains the Deev in the centre of the mountain, and at the suit of Merjân hastens to attack another powerful Deev named Houdkonz; but here, alas! fortune deserts him, and, maugre his talismans and enchanted arms, the gallant Tahmuras falls beneath his foe.
cruell Mulciber would not obay / His threatfull pride, but did the more augment / His mighty rage, and with imperious sway / Him forst (maulgre) his fiercenesse to relent, / And backe retire […]
Use maugre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maugre means (obsolete) In spite of, notwithstanding..
Common synonyms include even so, nonetheless, withal, despite.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He saugh a mayde walkinge him biforn, / Of whiche mayde anon, maugree hir heed, / By verray force he rafte hir maydenheed; […]
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