Middle English Dictionary Entry
dē̆spect n.
Entry Info
Forms | dē̆spect n. |
Etymology | L dēspectus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Contempt or spite.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.415 : Then Hecuba..hauenge hym in despecte [Trev.: wonder wrooþ; L amaricata], intendede decepcion.