Peril
Peril , noun
[French péril, from Latin periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and English fare. See Fare, and compare Experience.]
Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
In perils of waters, in perils of robbers.
Adventure hard
With peril great achieved.
Collocations (1)
At one's peril or On one's peril , with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. On thy soul's peril.
Peril , transitive verb
To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
Peril , intransitive verb
To be in danger. [Obsolete] — Milton