Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Despite \De*spite"\, n. [OF. despit, F. d['e]pit, fr. L.
   despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See {Despise}, and cf.
   {Spite}, {Despect}.]
   1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous
      hate.

            With all thy despite against the land of Israel.
                                                  --Ezek. xxv.
                                                  6.

   2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous
      defiance; a deed of contempt.

            A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.

   {In despite}, in defiance of another's power or inclination.
      

   {In despite of}, in defiance of; in spite of. See under
      {Spite}. ``Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the
      contrary.'' --W. Irving.

   {In your despite}, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite
      of you. [Obs.]