Definition of "mayhap" []

• Perhaps; perchance. (adverb)

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• "Where others cringed in the face of officialism, the ex-ambassador had stepped forth as a master: he had shown a badge, spoken a word mayhap, and the man in the tent who had made other people tremble, stood up deferentially and obeyed all commands."
• "There's dust on the road to the east, mayhap a kay east of the town."
• ""What meanest thou by 'mayhap'?" demanded Sir Thomas."