emprise.
An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
Meaning & usage
An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits; chivalric prowess.
Where this word comes from
Noun is from Middle English emprise, from Old French emprise, emprinse, from Late Latin *imprensa, from Latin in- + prehendere (“to take”). The verb is from emprisen, from the same source.
To undertake.
Where this word comes from
Noun is from Middle English emprise, from Old French emprise, emprinse, from Late Latin *imprensa, from Latin in- + prehendere (“to take”). The verb is from emprisen, from the same source.
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