Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEIGN
DEIGN, v.i. [dane; Fr. daigner; It. degnare; Sp. dignarse; Port. Id.; L. dignor, from dignus, worthy.]
To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend. O deign to visit our forsaken seats. – Pope.
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