Definition of chance

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Chance (v. t.) To befall; to happen to.

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Grace :: Grace (n.) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
Random :: Random (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess..
Report :: Report (v. t.) An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like..
Lord :: Lord (n.) A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc..
Handicap :: Handicap (n.) A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors..
Handicap :: Handicap (n.) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like..
Lotto :: Lotto (n.) A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. A variety of lotto is called keno..
Hazard :: Hazard (n.) A game of chance played with dice.
Sort :: Sort (n.) A chance group; a company of persons who happen to be together; a troop; also, an assemblage of animals..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in silence.
Tip :: Tip (n.) A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like..
Faldistory :: Faldistory (n.) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..
Chancellery :: Chancellery (n.) Chancellorship.
Adventure :: Adventure (v. i.) To try the chance; to take the risk.
Light :: Light (v. i.) To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into.
Archchancellor :: Archchancellor (n.) A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court..
Game :: Game (v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc..
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