Mesprise

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

  Mesprise \Mes*prise"\, n. [OF. mespris, F. m['e]pris. See
     {Misprize}.]
     1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs.]
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     2. [Perh. for F. m['e]prise mistake. Cf. {Misprision}.]


        Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster] Mesquite