Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. 2. (v. i.) To happen by mischance.

Multi-Version Concordance Mischance (1 Occurrence) Psalms 144:14 Our oxen are well weighted down; our cows give birth safely; there is no going out, and there is no cry of sorrow in our open places. (See RSV)