Peradventure
Pronunciation : Per`ad*ven"ture
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [OE. per aventure, F. par aventure. See Per, and Adventure.]
Definition : Defn: By chance; perhaps; it may be; if; supposing. "If peradventure he speak against me." Shak. Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city. Gen. xviii. 24.
& conj.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Per`ad*ven"ture
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Chance; hap; hence, doubt; question; as, proved beyond peradventure. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913