Main Entry: ¹dan·ger

Pronunciation: \ˈdān-jər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English daunger, from Anglo-French dangier, dongier, from Vulgar Latin *dominiarium, from Latin dominium ownership

Date: 13th century

1 a archaic : jurisdiction b obsolete : reach, range
2 obsolete : harm, damage
3 : exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss <a place where children could play without danger>
4 : a case or cause of danger <the dangers of mining>