Mau"ger, Mau"gre (?), prep. [OF. maugr'e, malgr'e, F. malgr'e. See Mal-, Malice, and Agree.]
In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.
A man must needs love maugre his heed.
Chaucer.
This mauger all the world will I keep safe.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.
Mau"gre, v. t.
To defy.
[Obs.]
J. Webster.
© Webster 1913.