Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EN'VY, v.t. [Fr. envier; Arm. avia; from L. invideo, in and video, to see against, that is, to look with enmity.]

1. To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of superior excellence, reputation or happiness enjoyed by another: to repine at another's prosperity; to fret or grieve one's self at the real or supposed superiority of another, and to hate him on that account. Envy not thou the oppressor. Prov. iii. Whoever envies another, confesses his superiority. Rambler.
2. To grudge; to withhold maliciously. Dryden To envy at, used by authors formerly, is now obsolete. Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked? Taylor.