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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aventure \A*ven"ture\ (?; 135), noun [See {Adventure}, noun]
1. Accident; chance; adventure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. (Old Law) A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.
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