noun
- the entity or power believed by some to bring good or bad luck to people; luck; chance; fate: often personified
- what happens or is going to happen to one; one's lot, good or bad, esp. one's future lot
- good luck; success; prosperity
- a large quantity of money or possessions; wealth; riches
Origin:
ME < OFr < L fortuna, chance, fate, fortune < fors, chance: see fortuitous
transitive verb fortuned, fortuning
Archaic to provide with wealth
intransitive verb
Archaic to happen; chance