malison

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French malison, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin maledictiō, from the past participle stem of maledīcō (“I speak ill of”), from male (“wickedly, badly”) + dīcō (“say, speak”). Compare malediction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmælɪzən/, /ˈmælɪsən/

Noun

malison (plural malisons)

1. (obsolete) A curse, a malediction.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     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!

   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     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.

Antonyms

• benison

Anagrams

• Osmanli, Soliman, monials, nomials, somalin, somnial