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prith⋅ee

  [prith-ee]
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–interjection Archaic.
(I) pray thee.
Origin:
1570–80; by shortening and alter.
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prith·ee   (prĭth'ē, prĭth'ē)   
interj.   Archaic
Used to express a polite request.

[Alteration of (I) pray thee.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

prithee 
c.1522, altered from phrase (I) pray thee (see pray).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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