Chance-medley Definition

chănsmĕdlē

noun

A random, haphazard action or occurrence.

American Heritage

A sudden fight during which one person kills another, esp. in self-defense.

Webster's New World

Such a killing.

Webster's New World

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Chance-medley

Noun

Singular:

chance-medley

Plural:

chance-medleys

Origin of Chance-medley

Middle English chaunce medley manslaughter from Norman French chance medlee mixed accident Old French chance accident chance Old French medlee mixed medley

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition