PERADVENTURE


Meaning of PERADVENTURE in English

I. ˈpər-əd-ˌven-chər, ˈper-; ˌpər-əd-ˈ, ˌper- adverb

Etymology: Middle English par aventure, from Anglo-French, by chance

Date: 14th century

archaic : perhaps , possibly

II. noun

Date: 1627

1. : doubt

a fact established beyond peradventure

2. : chance 4a

beyond peradventure of doubt

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