This is a simple glossary in support of my Musings of Gnwmythr blog, so that I don't have to search for on-line references. It is NOT authoritative. [Content Warning - some definitions address distressing matters]
Monday 12 May 2014
deign
To ‘deign’ to do
something means to condescend to do that. The word implies a perception of
superiority on the part of the person who is doing the deigning.
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