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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French jeu parti, from Medieval Latin iocus partītus. The pronunciation with /d/ may be influenced by -ard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiu̯parˈtiː(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒiu̯partiː(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒɛpartiː(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒɛpardiː(ə)/
Noun
jupartie (plural juparties) (chiefly Late Middle English)
- Jeopardy, danger, peril; the potential to fail.
- A dangerous circumstance or act.
- The state of being unknown or uncertain; uncertainty.
- (rare) Injury, disaster or bad luck; a negative event.
- (rare) Discord, strife, dispute.
- (rare) A chess problem or move.
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