covetise

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covetise

/ˈkʌvɪtaɪz/

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From Old French coveitise.

noun

obsolete, uncountable Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth. Strife; and debate, bloudshed, and bitternesse, Outrageous wrong, and hellish couetize, That noble heart as great dishonour doth despize.

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@misc{covetise_2026,
  title = {covetise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covetise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}