monish


mon·ish

verb \ˈmä-nish\

Definition of MONISH

transitive verb
archaic
: warn

Origin of MONISH

Middle English monesen, alteration of monesten, from Anglo-French monester, from Vulgar Latin *monestare, from Latin monēre to warn
First Known Use: 14th century

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