emprise

or em·prize

[ em-prahyz ]

/ ɛmˈpraɪz /

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noun

an adventurous enterprise.

knightly daring or prowess.

Origin of emprise

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of feminine of empris (past participle of emprendre to undertake), equivalent to em- em-¹ + pris taken (see prize¹)

Words nearby emprise

empoverish, empower, empowerment, empress, empressement, emprise, emprosthotonos, empson, empt, emptor, empty

Example sentences from the Web for emprise

Du Guesclin threw an air of chivalry over his emprise, for he introduced the usage of fraternity of arms.

The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills
A smattering of the irregular verbs will not much avail him in that emprise.

And Even Now |Max Beerbohm
Fain am I to stagger to this emprise under the weightiest words of the dictionary.

Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville
To me the most tender and beautiful thing in all this our great adventure and emprise was the meeting of little Arthur and Alice.

A Legend of Reading Abbey |Charles MacFarlane

And the next day in the dawning when soon the sun should rise, The Cid was armed and with him all the men of his emprise.

The Lay of the Cid |R. Selden Rose

British Dictionary definitions for emprise

emprise

/ (ɛmˈpraɪz) /

noun archaic

a chivalrous or daring enterprise; adventure

chivalrous daring or prowess

Word Origin for emprise

C13: from Old French, from emprendre to undertake; see enterprise

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