Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jequirity \Je*quir"i*ty\, n., or Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty
bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
   The seed of the wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}) used by
   the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a
   standard weight, etc.; -- called also {jumble bead}.