VICISSITUDE


Meaning of VICISSITUDE in English

n.1 a change of circumstances, esp. variation of fortune.

2 archaic or poet. regular change; alternation.

Derivatives:

vicissitudinous adj.

Etymology: F vicissitude or L vicissitudo -dinis f. vicissim by turns (as VICE(3))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.