Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mesprise \Mes*prise"\, n. [OF. mespris, F. m['e]pris. See
   {Misprize}.]
   1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs.]

   2. [Perh. for F. m['e]prise mistake. Cf. {Misprision}.]
      Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs.] --Spenser.