toukokuu 01, 2005

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Posted by khilou at 01.05.05 21:23
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precarious
1646, a legal word, "held through the favor of another," from L. precarius "obtained by asking or praying," from prex (gen. precis) "entreaty, prayer." Notion of "dependent on the will of another" led to sense "risky, dangerous, uncertain" (1687).

Posted by: Sedis at 03.05.05 08:07