Main Entry: vi·cis·si·tude
Pronunciation: v&-'si-s&-"tüd, vI-, -"tyüd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim in turn, from
vicis change, alternation -- more at WEEK
Date: circa 1576 1 a: the quality or state of being changeable :
MUTABILITYb: natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs 2 a: a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a
fluctuation of state or condition <the vicissitudes of daily life>
b: a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a course of
action and usually beyond one's control c: alternating change :
SUCCESSION