peradventure meaning and definition

PERADVENTURE noun

Definition of peradventure (noun)

1. doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
   • "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent"

PERADVENTURE adverb

Definition of peradventure (adverb)

1. by chance
   • "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
   • synonyms: maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly