pergunnah

[Hind.) A circle or territory comprising a limited number of villages. per-hăps', adverb. [A hybrid from Lat. per = through, and Eng. hap.] Peradventure, perchance; it may be; by chance. "He with succe perhaps may plead a cause." Pitt: Vida: Art of Poetry. per-I-, pref . [Gr.] A prefix used with words of Greek origin, and having the force of around, about, near. It corresponds to the Lat. circum (q. v.).