Lachesian
English
Etymology
From Lachesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læˈkiːʃ(i)ən, -ʒən/
Adjective
Lachesian (comparative more Lachesian, superlative most Lachesian)
- 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.
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