maugre
(obsolete) Notwithstanding; in spite of. [from 14th c.]
• despite, regardless of; see also despite
maugre (not comparable)
(obsolete) Notwithstanding, despite everything. [14th-17th c.]
• even so, nonetheless, withal; see also nevertheless
maugre (uncountable)
(obsolete) Ill will; spite.
• Gaumer, Mauger, mauger, murage
Source: Wiktionary
Mau"ger, Mau"gre, prep. Etym: [OF. maugré, malgré, F. malgré. See Mal-, Malice, and Agree.]
Definition: In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding. A man must needs love maugre his heed. Chaucer. This mauger all the world will I keep safe. Shak.
Mau"gre, v. t.
Definition: To defy. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
