n.
a situation of serious and immediate danger.
v.
(perils, perilling, perilled; US perils, periling, periled)
archaic expose to danger.
Phrase
- at one's peril
at one's own risk. - in
(or at)
peril of
- very likely to suffer from.
- at risk of losing or injuring:
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they would be in peril of their life.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. peric(u)lum ‘danger’, from the base of experiri ‘to try’.
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