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Malison

//ˈmælɪzən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A curse, a malediction. obsolete

    "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!"

Etymology

From Middle English malisoun, from Old French maleison, from Latin maledictiō, from the past participle stem of maledīcō (“I speak ill of”), from male (“wickedly, badly”) + dīcō (“say, speak”). Doublet of malediction.

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