maugre1
/ˈmɔːɡə/preposition
In spite of, notwithstanding; notwithstanding the power of. Now archaic.
Origin
Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman mau gré, maugré, Old French maugré, mal gré, malgré from mal bad, evil + gré. The prepositional use followed by possessive pronoun is probably after Anglo-Norman maugré sun, maugré vostre, etc.; Anglo-Norman also had maugré les denz de. The prepositional development has a parallel in in despite of. The phrase bongre maugre is after Anglo-Norman bon gré u mal gré, Middle French bon gré, mal gré.
maugre2
/ˈmɔːɡə/(also mauger, maacher) Now chiefly Scottish
verb
[with object] To defy, oppose; to get the better of, master; †to show ill will to (obsolete ).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Beard (c1568–1632), Church of England clergyman and author. From Middle French maugréer from maugré.