HAPPENSTANCE


Meaning of HAPPENSTANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-pən-ˌstan(t)s, ˈha-p ə m- ]

noun

Etymology: happen + circum stance

Date: 1897

: a circumstance especially that is due to chance

• hap·pen·stance adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.