2 entries under this word

Aventure

A-vĕnt'ūre, n.

noun

n. [Fr. aventure, Pr., Sp., & Pg. aventura, It. avventura. See ADVENTURE.] (O. Law.) A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling from a house. Cowell.

A-vĕnt'ūre, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To send at a venture, as a spear or any missile weapon. [Obs.] Spenser.