Lachesis

Lach·e·sis

L0007200 (lăk′ĭ-sĭs, lăch′-)n. Greek Mythology One of the three Fates, the measurer of the thread of destiny.

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[Latin, from Greek Lakhesis, from lankhanein, lakh-, to obtain by lot.]

Lachesis

(ˈlækɪsɪs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of the three Fates[via Latin from Greek, from lakhesis destiny, from lakhein to befall by lot]

Lach•e•sis

(ˈlætʃ ə sɪs)

n. (in Greek myth) the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Lachesis - the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of lifeMoirae, Moirai - any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns