MALISON

Etymology

Noun

malison (plural malisons)

(obsolete) A curse, a malediction.

Antonyms

• benison

Anagrams

• Osmanli, Soliman, monials, nomials, somalin, somnial

Source: Wiktionary


Mal"i*son, n. Etym: [OF. maleicon, L. maledictio. See Malediction, and cf. Benison.]

Definition: Malediction; curse; execration. [Poetic] God's malison on his head who this gainsays. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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