verb/dɛ.ɲe/
to deign, condescend
“Daignez, ô ma dame, avoir souvenance de ce cœur, votre sujet, qui souffre tant d’angoisses pour l’amour de vous.” — Deign, O my lady, to have remembrance of this heart, your subject, who suffers so much distress for the love of you.
Inherited from Old French deignier, from Latin dignāre. Cognate with Italian degnare.