||Vive (vēv). [F., imperative sing. pres. fr.
vivre to live, L. vivere.] Long live, that is, success
to; as, vive le roi, long live the king; vive la bagatelle,
success to trifles or sport.
Vive (vīv), a. [L. vivus: cf. F.
vif. See Vivid.] Lively; animated; forcible.
[Obs.] Bacon.