THEE
Thee, v. i. Etym: [AS. ; akin to OS. thihan, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen,
OHG. gidihan, Goth. , Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight,
a.]
Defn: To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer.
Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.
THEE
Thee, pron. Etym: [AS. th\'c7, acc. & dat. of th\'d4 thou. See Thou.]
Defn: The objective case of thou. See Thou.
Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for himself, etc. This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. Shak.
THEFT
Theft, n. Etym: [OE. thefte, AS. Þiéfthe, Þ\'dffthe, Þeófthe. See
Thief.]
1. (Law)
Defn: The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.
Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See Larceny, and the Note under Robbery.
2. The thing stolen. [R.] If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, . . . he shall restore double. Ex. xxii. 4.