# peradventure

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing.

## Etymology
From Middle English peraventure, peradventure, from Old French par aventure. Spelling modified as though from Latin. Equivalent to per- + adventure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peradventure