"chaunce" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chaunces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaunce (plural chaunces)
  1. Archaic spelling of chance. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: chance
    Sense id: en-chaunce-en-noun-ehuGdoNs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 13 14 2 7 20 20 11 3 10

Verb

Forms: chaunces [present, singular, third-person], chauncing [participle, present], chaunced [participle, past], chaunced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} chaunce (third-person singular simple present chaunces, present participle chauncing, simple past and past participle chaunced)
  1. Archaic spelling of chance. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: chance
    Sense id: en-chaunce-en-verb-ehuGdoNs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 13 14 2 7 20 20 11 3 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 1 7 23 23 9 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 11 1 8 24 24 8 3 11

Inflected forms

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