n. 1 Law an accident without concomitant crime or negligence (death by misadventure). 2 bad luck. 3 a misfortune.
[ ME f. OF mesaventure f. mesavenir turn out badly (as MIS-(2), ADVENT: cf. ADVENTURE) ]
n. 1 Law an accident without concomitant crime or negligence (death by misadventure). 2 bad luck. 3 a misfortune.
[ ME f. OF mesaventure f. mesavenir turn out badly (as MIS-(2), ADVENT: cf. ADVENTURE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012