QUIVIVE
\kwˈɪva͡ɪv], \kwˈɪvaɪv], \k_w_ˈɪ_v_aɪ_v]\
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Literally, who lives? who goes there? the challenge of a sentinel; the phrase often used as an English noun. To be on the qui vive, to be on the lookout, as a sentinel; to be wide awake, eager, watchful, expectant.
By James Champlin Fernald