jeopard

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All the ten noble knights sought to dissuade him from dishonouring himself and from forcing them to jeopard their lives, unarmed as they were, in defending the Queen.

From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo

What right had he to further jeopard the life, the honor, of these, his father's fondest treasures?

From Foes in Ambush by King, Charles

She will attempt to seize upon the revolted provinces of other powers, and jeopard her central position by the miserable attempt to keep truth and its enjoyment from the extremities.

From Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 by Various

They have been timidly 'practical,' ludicrously tied up to precedents, when, in times past we have urged them to some act which seemed likely to jeopard party.

From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 by Boutwell, George S.

And when they heard of his adventures, they marveled that he would jeopard his person so, alone.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth