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Meaning of MISPRISE

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Mis*prise"\, v. t.
    See {Misprize}. [Obs.] --Shak.
    
    
  2. \Mis*prise"\, v. t. [OF. mesprise mistake, F.
    m['e]prise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of
    mesprendre to mistake; F. m['e]prendre; pref. mes- amiss +
    prendre to take, L. prehendere.]
    To mistake. [Obs.] --Shak.
    
    
 

 

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