jupartie

Middle English

Alternative forms

jupartye, jupertye, jewparty, jeupartie, jubardy, juparty, jeparte, jepardye, jeopardie

Etymology

From Old French jeu parti, from Medieval Latin iocus partītus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiu̯partiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒuːpartiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒupərtiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒipərtiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛpərtiː(ə)/

Noun

jupartie (plural juparties)

(Late Middle English) Jeopardy, danger, peril; a potential of failure
(Late Middle English) A dangerous circumstance; a situation with a potential of failure.
(Late Middle English) The state of being unknown or uncertain; unsureness.
(Late Middle English, rare) Injury, disaster, bad luck or bad happenings; a negative event.
(Late Middle English, rare) Discord, strife, dispute.
(Late Middle English, rare) A move or situation in chess.

Descendants

English: jeopardy
Scots: jeoparty

References

“jū̆partī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

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