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noun Archaic.
a curse.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English maliso(u)n < Old French maleison < Latin maledictiōn- (stem of maledictiō) malediction
1200–50; Middle English maliso(u)n < Old French maleison < Latin maledictiōn- (stem of maledictiō) malediction
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Malison
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| malison (ˈmælɪzən, -sən) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic or poetic word for curse | |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin maledictiō | |
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Word Origin & History
malison
"a curse," c.1300, from O.Fr. maleiçon "curse," from L. maledictionem (nom. maledictio); see malediction.
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