- percase
- percase /pər-kāsˈ/ (obsolete)adverb1. Perchance2. PerhapsORIGIN: L per through, by, and casus a chance, a fall
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Percase — Per*case , adv. [OE. per cas. See {Parcase}.] Perhaps; perchance. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perhaps — [16] The phrase by hap or by haps ‘by chance’ originated in the 14th century (hap ‘chance’, a borrowing from Old Norse, now survives in the derived happen). In the 16th century it was transformed into perhaps on the model of perchance [14] and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
perhaps — [16] The phrase by hap or by haps ‘by chance’ originated in the 14th century (hap ‘chance’, a borrowing from Old Norse, now survives in the derived happen). In the 16th century it was transformed into perhaps on the model of perchance [14] and… … Word origins
parcaas — parcaas, parcas(e variant of percase Obs … Useful english dictionary
parcas — parcaas, parcas(e variant of percase Obs … Useful english dictionary
parcase — parcaas, parcas(e variant of percase Obs … Useful english dictionary
