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Webster 1913 Edition
Esprit
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Esˊprit′
,Noun.
[F. See
Spirit
.] Spirit.
Esprit de corps
, a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy, enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of the body as a whole.