maltalent

noun /mælˈtælənt/

1. Ill will; malice, malevolence.

   obsolete, uncountable

   So forth he vvent, / VVith heauy looke and lumpiſh pace, that plaine / In him bevvraid great grudge and maltalent; / His ſteed eke ſeemd t'apply his ſteps to his intent.

Where it comes from

From Middle English maltalent, from Anglo-Norman maltalent and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, from mal (“evil”) + talent (“disposition”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry maltalent (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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