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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Esprit

/ĕs-prē'/ · Es·prit · IPA /ɛsˈpɹiː/
01 n. Spirit.
  1. 1.
    Spirit.
Phrases & compounds
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.