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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MESPRISE

n.Contempt; a French word. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MESPRISE

Mes *prise ", n. Etym: [OF. mespris, F. mépris. See Misprize. ]

 

1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs. ]

 

2. Etym: [Perh. for F. méprise mistake. Cf. Misprision. ]

 

Defn: Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs. ] Spenser.