periclitation
English
Etymology
From Latin periclitatio. Compare French périclitation.
Noun
periclitation (countable and uncountable, plural periclitations)
- (obsolete) The state of being in peril.
References
- “periclitation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.