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Webster 1913 Edition


Prithee

Prith′ee

,
int
erj.
A corruption of pray thee;
as, I
prithee
; generally used without I.
Shak.
What was that scream for, I
prithee
?
L’Estrange.
Prithee
, tell me, Dimple-chin.
E. C. Stedman.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prithee

PRITH'EE

, a corruption of pray thee, as I prithee; but it is generally used without the pronoun, prithee.

Definition 2024


prithee

prithee

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prithee

  1. (archaic) Short for "I pray thee", i.e. Please.
    "What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak. " - Henry VI part 1, William Shakespeare

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