noun, masculine/œʁ/plural: heurs
hap, chance, fortune
“Sa joie éclatera dans l'heur de ses enfants” — She will shine with joy in the fortune of her children
Related: avoir l'heur de, bonheur, heureux, malheur
Inherited from Old French eür~aür, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augure, which was borrowed from Latin. The non-etymological ⟨h⟩ is due to association with heure (“hour, time”).