Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, n. [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF.
jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even;
OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide,
L. partire to divide. See Joke, and Part.]
Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they
were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. --Luke
viii. 23.
Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. --Shak.
Syn: Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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