2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]

Griv"et (grv"t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zoˆl.) A monkey of the upper Nile

and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts

dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It

was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.

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