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† covetise Obs. or arch.
Forms: 3–5 coueytise, 3–7 (9) cou-, covetise, 3–6 -yse, (4 cou-, covatis(e, -aittiyse, -aittise, -aitis, -aites, -aytise, -aityse, -etis, -etteis, -ettise, -eiteise), 4–5 cou-, covatyse, -aitise, -etys, -eityse, 4–6 -eitise, (5 cou-, coveiteis, -tice, cou-, covytise, -tyce, -tys, -atys, cowatice), 5–7 covetice, (6 couytis, -ytes, -itis, -eytyse, -atyce), 6–7 covetize.
[a. OF. coveitise (in 13th c. covoitise, later convoitise), representing a L. type *cupidit-itia for *cupiditia, app. after the types *cupiditāre and *cupiditōsus of vb. and adj.: see covet, covetous.]
1. Ardent, excessive, or inordinate desire; lust. Const. of or inf.[1292Britton i. v. §11 Pur coveytise del eschete.] a1300Cursor M. 28627 (Cott. Galba) Ogains pride praier may rise, fastin for flesli couatyse. c1340Ayenb. 137 Vor asemoche ase þer is an holy prede: alzuo þer is an holy coueytise and an holye enuye. 1382Wyclif Dan. xiii. 7 Thei brennyden in the coueitise of hir [Susanne]. c1386Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋779 The coueytise of eyen folwith the coueytise of the herte. c1430Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 3842 [Generides] than on al wise To Just had grete couetise. 1508Fisher Wks. (1876) 263 No couetyse of ryches shall than greue the body. 1567J. Maplet Gr. Forest 70 The other..pursueth after the slear [slayer] with incredible care and couetise to reuenge. [1847Blackw. Mag. LXI. 639 Shakspeare..was more actuated by poetical precept and impulse than by any sensual covetise for the venison of old Sir Thomas Lucy.] b. (with pl.) An inordinate desire, a lust.
c1340Ayenb. 125 Temperance..dret alle þe couaytises of þe wordle. 1388Wyclif Ecclus. xviii. 30 Go thou not aftir thi coueitises [1382 lustis]. 1534Whitinton Tullyes Offices i. (1540) 21 In suche lyberalyte there is moste commenly annexed a covetyse to robbe and reve by injurye.
2. spec. Inordinate or excessive desire for the acquisition and possession of wealth, etc.; esp. of possessing what belongs to another; = covetousness 2.
1297R. Glouc. (1724) 46 Þat for couetise art ycome so fer fro þe Est, To wilne oure lutel god. a1300Cursor M. 27194 (Cott.) Quar pouert or ani couaittise did him to þat sin to rise. a1400Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. (1867) 23 The fyfte dedly syne es couetyse and þat es ane vnmesurabill luffe to haffe erthely gudes. c1400Rom. Rose 203 Coveitise is evere wode, To gripen other folkis gode. 1509Fisher Fun. Serm. C'tess Richmond Wks. (1876) 291 Auaryce and couetyse she moost hated. 1550Crowley Epigr. 689 Nowe if prodigalitye or couetise be vyce. 1615T. Adams Blacke Devill 57 Pride must be turned to humility, covetice to charity. 1642Jer. Taylor Episc. (1647) 355 A Clergy man must not be covetous, much lesse for covetise must he neglect his cure. a1652Brome Damoiselle i. i. Wks. 1873 I. 381 Your sinfull Covetise.
¶ By confusion of endings, it was sometimes written for covetous.
1477Norton Ord. Alch. i. in Ashm. (1652) 17 With promise they please the Covetise..The Covetise is brought to threed bare clothes. |