emprize
noun
1.
an adventurous enterprise.
2.
knightly daring or prowess.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a chivalrous or daring enterprise; adventure |
| 2. | chivalrous daring or prowess |
| [C13: from Old French, from emprendre to undertake; see | |
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Word Origin & History
emprise
c.1300, chivalrous endeavor, from O.Fr. emprise (12c.) enterprise, venture, adventure, undertaking, from V.L. *imprensa (cf. Prov. empreza, Sp. empresa, It. impresa), from *imprendere, from in- + prehendere to take (see prehensile). Archaic in English; in French now with
a literal sense a hold, a grip.
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