Definition of Gainsey
Gain`say" (? or ?; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Gainsaid (? or ?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] [OE. geinseien,
ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to
forbid.
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor
resist. Luke xxi. 15.
The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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