Definitions
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Word origin
Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“to entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.
Used in a sentence
“[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]”
“I often used to smile at a young Ensign of the Guards, who always popped [pawned] his sword and watch when he wanted cash for an intrigue; […]”
“In 1679 and 1680 there were persistent rumors of an intrigue between Mary, Lady Grey, and the Duke of Monmouth.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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