malgré

See also: malgre

French

Etymology

From Middle French maugré, from mal + gré, literally bad will, with etymological restoration of the l. Cognate with Italian malgrado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal.ɡʁe/

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Preposition

malgré

1. despite, in spite of.
2. (with a pronoun) against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest

Derived terms

• malgré que
• malgré tout
• malgré-nous

Further reading

• “malgré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Etymology

mal (“bad”) +‎ gré (“will”).

Noun

malgré oblique singular, f (oblique plural malgrez, nominative singular malgré, nominative plural malgrez)

1. ill-will

Preposition

malgré

1. despite; in spite of

Descendants

• → English: maugre

References

• malgré on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub