† meschanteryn.
Obsolete. rare.
A wicked deed.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil deed > [noun]
unwrenchc897
checkc1330
trippetc1330
wretchednessc1380
iniquities1477
feat1481
dog-trick?c1550
malefice1591
mistreading1598
meschantery1634
dog's trick1742
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed
misdeedeOE
murderOE
harmOE
un-i-selthlOE
ungooda1250
wickednessa1325
illa1340
untetchea1375
villainy1377
wretchednessc1380
misdoingc1460
malefice1591
turpitude1597
meschantery1634
misactiona1667
naughtiness1789
wrongdoing1874
1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 337 Seemingly an assenter to their meschanteries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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