per|chance

per|chance
per|chance «puhr CHANS, -CHAHNS», adverb.
1. perhaps; it may be; by chance: »

To sleep: perchance to dream (Shakespeare). The climax would be interesting, if perchance uncomfortable (Winston Churchill).

SYNONYM(S): peradventure.
2. by any chance; accidentally: »

I counsel thee to stand aloof…lest perchance He smite thee with his spear (William Cullen Bryant).

[< Anglo-French par chance < Old French par by + cheance chance]

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