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malegrate

malegrate, ~is [male+CL grate or gratis abl. pl. of gratia; cf. OF, ME malgre] , with bad grace, against one’s will, unwillingly. s1262 Andreas prior Wintonie malegrace cedens prioratui, culpis suis ut dicitur exigentibus ‥ apud Hidam mittitur incarcerandus Ann. Worc. 448; 1278 malagratis dentibus suis (v. dens 1c); 1281 J. N. ‥ prosequitur felonice versus N. P. de latrocinio cujusdam ciphi ‥. ‥ N. ‥ [dicit] quod predictus J. ~is ipsius N. posuit dictum ciphum in sinu suo Gaol Del. 35B m. 41; 1282 eandem M. ‥ ~is cepit et ipsam portavit usque predictum celarium Ib. m. 39.

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