malison

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malison

/ˈmælɪzən/
/ˈmælɪsən/

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

noun malisons

obsolete A curse, a malediction. 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!

Opposite: benison

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@misc{malison_2026,
  title = {malison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}