misguilt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɪsˈɡɪlt/
Etymology
From Middle English misgilt, equivalent to mis- + guilt.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Offense; misdeed; crime; fault.
If a burgess be attached out of the burgh for debt, or for any misguilt, his neighbours shall pass to bail him on their own proper dispense, provided he be taken within the sheriffdom; […]
1899, The Cooper craft
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misgilt | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Synonyms
obliquity · depravation · malignity · degradation · perversion · depravity · misdoing · defilement · corruption · baseness · lewdity · pollution · sin · degeneracy · wickedness · misguilt · peccability · turpitude · sinfulness · impurity · vitiation · pravity · iniquity · wrongdoing · depravedness