daigner

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French deignier, from Latin dignāre. Cognate with Italian degnare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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daigner

  1. to deign, condescend
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter II:
      Daignez, ô ma dame, avoir souvenance de ce cœur, votre sujet, qui souffre tant d’angoisses pour l’amour de vous.
      Deign, O my lady, to have remembrance of this heart, your subject, who suffers so much distress for the love of you.

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