Dictionary entry

Misprise (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mis‐prise″, v. t. [OF. mesprise mistake, F. méprise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of mesprendre to mistake; F. méprendre; pref. mes- amiss + prendre to take, L. prehendere.] To mistake. Shak.