Covetise

//ˈkʌvɪtaɪz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth. obsolete, uncountable

    "Strife; and debate, bloudshed, and bitternesse, Outrageous wrong, and hellish couetize, That noble heart as great dishonour doth despize."

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greedmiseryrapacityravin

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"Strife; and debate, bloudshed, and bitternesse, Outrageous wrong, and hellish couetize, That noble heart as great dishonour doth despize."

Etymology

From Old French coveitise.

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