perchance

per·chance  (pr-chns)

adv.

Perhaps; possibly.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman par chance : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + chance, chance (from Old French; see chance).]

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perchance [pəˈtʃɑːns]

adv Archaic or poetic

1. perhaps; possibly

2. by chance; accidentally

[from Anglo-French par chance; see per, chance]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	perchance - through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." by chance archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	perchance - by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, possibly

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perchance

adverb (Archaic or poetic) perhaps, probably, maybe, possibly, by chance, mayhap (archaic), peradventure (archaic), for all you know, haply (archaic) Are we, perchance, overlooking one small detail?

Translations

perchance [pəˈtʃɑːns] ADV (liter) (= by chance) → por ventura, acaso; (= perhaps) → acaso, tal vez
to sleep, perchance to dream → dormir, acaso or tal vez soñar
are they perchance afraid of me? → ¿acaso les doy miedo?

perchance

adv (old) → vielleicht

perchance [pəˈtʃɑːns] adv (old) (perhaps) → forse

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perchance [pəˈtʃɑːns] adv (old) (perhaps) → forse