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 aarchaic : jurisdiction bobsolete : reach, range2obsolete : harm, damage3: 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>