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Webster 1913 Edition
Jeopardy
Jeop′ard-y
,Noun.
[OE.
jupartie
, juperti
, jeuparti
, OF. jeu parti
an even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF. jeu
, ju
, F. jeu
(L. jocus
jest) + F. partier
to divide, L. partire
to divide. See Joke
, and Part
.] Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in
jeopardy
. Luke viii. 23.
Syn. – Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See
Danger
. Jeop′ard-y
,Verb.
T.
To jeopardize.
[R.]
Thackeray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jeopardy
JEOPARDY
,Noun.
They were filled with water and were in jeopardy.
Luke 8.