Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chivalrous or adventurous undertaking.
- noun Chivalrous daring or prowess.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To undertake.
- noun An undertaking; an enterprise; an adventure; also, adventurousness. Also
emprize .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To undertake.
- noun An enterprise; endeavor; adventure.
- noun The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic An
enterprise orendeavor , especially a quest oradventure . - noun archaic The qualities which prompt one to
undertake difficult and dangerousexploits ; chivalric prowess. - verb obsolete To
undertake .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A close relative is the English word "emprise" ( "an adventurous, daring, or chivalric enterprise"), which, like "impresario," traces back to the Latin verb
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A close relative is the English word "emprise" ( "an adventurous, daring, or chivalric enterprise"), which, like "impresario," traces back to the Latin verb
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They are men of honor, bold in emprise, valiant and fierce as hawks, but well-spoken, gentlemen first and last.
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Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Empire Club, -- The linking of Great Britain and America, in a high emprise is always welcome to a British or an American audience.
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"O my king," the Lady Om whined to me in her beggar's chant; and I knew all her long-tried love and faith in my emprise were in that chant.
Chapter 15 2010
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Also, Graham realized that the turning of her head and the waving of her arm was only partly in bravado, was more in aesthetic wisdom of the picture she composed, and was, most of all, sheer joy of daring and emprise of the blood and the flesh and the life that was she.
CHAPTER IX 2010
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Is it necessary to ask how much of high emprise and honorable conduct has been found here?
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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And first, the wise men and the magicians recommend that ye be all three sent forth upon an arduous emprise.
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And first, the wise men and the magicians recommend that ye be all three sent forth upon an arduous emprise.
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Thou too, O Pylades, trusty squire, whose training shows thy father's sterling worth, receive a garland from my hand, for thou no less than he hast a share in this emprise; and so I pray, good luck be thine for ever!
Electra 2008
hernesheir commented on the word emprise
(n.): enterprise, adventure; prowess or daring. Also emprize.
September 25, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word emprise
"She also decided that since this was, after all, her quest (so far a matter of low emprise), she would cross all the other clues off her list whenever she felt justified in doing so."
- Oreo by Fran Ross, p 97 of the New Directions paperback edition
October 6, 2015
qms commented on the word emprise
Oh, how many evils arise
When citizens blinker their eyes,
When allegiance to fact
Is a perilous act
And seeking the truth an emprise?
September 5, 2018