Lachesian
//læˈkiːʃ(i)ən/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to Lachesis, the Fate who measures the thread of life.
"[He was] absolutely certain that he would live to age 90! But following an illness of several months, the Lachesian thread was cut short by just four months."
Example
More examples"[He was] absolutely certain that he would live to age 90! But following an illness of several months, the Lachesian thread was cut short by just four months."
Etymology
From Lachesis.
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