adv
perchance
pur-CHAHNS
adv
1
Perhaps; possibly (an old-fashioned or literary word).
"Perchance we shall meet again one day."
How to Use Perchance
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned way of saying "maybe" or "perhaps", now mostly used for poetic or humorous effect.
When to use it
Rarely used in everyday modern speech; it sounds deliberately archaic or theatrical, as in Shakespeare's "to sleep, perchance to dream".
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Etymology
From Old French par cheance, literally "by chance".