n. pl. des·ti·nies 1. The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot. 2. A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control: "Marriage and hanging go by destiny" (Robert Burton). 3. The power or agency thought to predetermine events: Destiny brought them together. [Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from feminine past participle of destiner, to destine, from Latin dēstināre, to determine; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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