Maugre

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mauger \Mau"ger\, Maugre \Mau"gre\ (m[add]"g[~e]r), prep. [OF.
     maugr['e], malgr['e], F. malgr['e]. See {Mal-}, {Malice}, and
     {Agree}.]
     In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding. [Archaic]
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           A man must needs love maugre his heed.   --Chaucer.
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           This mauger all the world will I keep safe. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maugre \Mau"gre\, v. t.
     To defy. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
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