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jealousy

jea·lousy

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/ US/ˈdʒɛlʌsi/ fairly common

noun

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zealous vigilance

  • “cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy” Paul Blanshard

Origin

From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. Doublet of jalousie. Related also to zeal, zealous. Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.

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