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Definition of Covetise
1. n. Avarice.
Definition of Covetise
1. Noun. Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Covetise
1. ardent desire [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covetise
Literary usage of Covetise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets: Never Before in Any Language Truly by Homer, George Chapman, William Cooke Taylor (1843)
"Tims Spenser :— — " They living cared not to cherish No gentle wits, through
pride or covetise. ... covetise ..."
2. A Select Collection of Old English Plays by Robert Dodsley, William Carew Hazlitt (1874)
"But, sir frere, evil mot thou the,1 From six kings thou hast counselled me, But
that day shall thou never see To counsel me from covetise. CONSCIENCE. ..."
3. English Miracle Plays and Moralities by E. Hamilton Moore (1907)
"We read also that " covetise' cupboard by the bed's feet, shall be at the end of
the castle." Within the double circle we are to understand a moat, ..."
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