Mauger \Mau"ger\, Maugre \Mau"gre\ (m[add]"g[~e]r), prep. [OF. maugr['e], malgr['e], F. malgr['e]. See {Mal-}, {Malice}, and {Agree}.] In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding. [Archaic]
A man must needs love maugre his heed. --Chaucer.
This mauger all the world will I keep safe. --Shak.
Maugre \Mau"gre\, v. t. To defy. [Obs.] --J. Webster.