monish

verb

monish

verb

/ˈmɒnɪʃ/

Etymology From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

1

Archaic To admonish; to warn.

  • monish him gentlya. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […] John Daye, […], published 1570, →OCLC:
Derived terms
monishment, remonish

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