prithee

• POS: Interjection
• HYPHEN: prith=ee

CIDE DICTIONARY

prithee, interj. 

 A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
"What was that scream for, I prithee?"  [1913 Webster]
"Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

prithee, int. archaic pray, please.

Etymology

= I pray thee

ROGET THESAURUS

prithee

Request

N request, requisition, claim, petition, suit, prayer, begging letter, round robin, motion, overture, application, canvass, address, appeal, apostrophe, imprecation, rogation, proposal, proposition, orison, incantation, mendicancy, asking, begging, postulation, solicitation, invitation, entreaty, importunity, supplication, instance, impetration, imploration, obsecration, obtestation, invocation, interpellation, requesting, precatory, suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory, postulant, obsecratory, importunate, clamorous, urgent, cap in hand, on one's knees, on one's bended knees, on one's marrowbones, prithee, do, please, pray, be so good as, be good enough, have the goodness, vouchsafe, will you, I pray thee, if you please, Int, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!, for goodness' sake!, for mercy's sake!, Dieu vous garde, dirigenos Domine, would you be so kind as to.