jupartie

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

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)

1. Jeopardy, danger, peril; the potential to fail.
2. A dangerous circumstance or act.
3. The state of being unknown or uncertain; uncertainty.
4. (rare) Injury, disaster or bad luck; a negative event.
5. (rare) Discord, strife, dispute.
6. (rare) A chess problem or move.

Descendants

• English: jeopardy
• Scots: jeoparty

References

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