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malison

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmælɪzən/
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/ˈmælɪzən/ · /ˈmælɪsən/

Definition of malison

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A curse, a malediction.
    “A hide of land I give to thee in my steads of Walbrugham, from me and mine to thee and thine aye and for ever; and God’s malison on his head who this gainsays!”
    “Rascality male and female is prowling in view of him. His fasting stomach is, with good cause, sour; he perhaps cannot forbear a passing malison on them; least of all can he forbear answering such.”

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Etymology

From Middle English malisoun, from Old French maleison, from Latin maledictiō, from the past participle stem of maledīcō (“to speak ill of”), from male (“wickedly, badly”) + dīcō (“say, speak”). Doublet of malediction.

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