Quiˊ vive′
(kē̍ˊ vē̍v′)
.
[F., fr.
qui
who +
vive
, pres. subj. of
vivre
to live.]
The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; – used like the English challenge: “Who comes there?”
To be on the qui vive
,
to be on guard; to be watchful and alert, like a sentinel.