emprise

or em·prize

[ em-prahyz ]
/ ɛmˈpraɪz /

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 emprize

  • Difficult, I hope,500 At least, thou shalt experience that emprize.

    The Iliad of Homer |Homer

  • If only knights and ladies might not have grown old, the supremacy of love and its emprize would have been impregnable.

    The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for emprize

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