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† maladˈventure Obs.
Also 5 male aventure, 9 mal-aventure.
[OF. malaventure: see mal- and adventure n.]
a. A lawless proceeding, an escapade.
b. An unlucky undertaking; a misadventure.
c1470Harding Chron. clxvii. iii, Ryotous lyuyng and male auentures. 1471Caxton Recuyell (Sommer) I. 293 [He] ran vnto the rescouse to his maleauenture. 1592Nashe P. Penilesse (Shaks. Soc.) 33 Trye if you can tempt Enuie to embark himselfe in the maladuenture. 1800A. Carlyle Autobiog. 305 Youth and good spirits made us convert all maladventures into fun. 1815Zeluca II. 2 Charged with all the mal-aventures, it seemed to be considered in the duties of her post to have overcome. |