Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Mispris’ion.

 Misnomers.Miss, Mistress, Mrs. 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Mispris’ion.
 
Concealment, negleot of. (French, mépris.)   1
   Misprision of clerks. Mistakes in accounts arising from neglect.   2
   Misprision of felony. Neglecting to reveal a felony when known.   3
   Misprision of treason. Neglecting to disclose or purposely concealing a treasonable design.   4
 


 Misnomers.Miss, Mistress, Mrs. 

 
Loading
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Shakespeare · Bible · Saints · Anatomy · Harvard Classics · Lit. History · Quotations · Poetry
© 1993–2013 Bartleby.com · [Top 150]