Fate (noun)

1. The inevitable events that happen to a person.
2. A force or power thought to control and predict events and circumstances in a person's life.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french, from latin fatum "that which has been spoken", from fari "speak".

Examples:

1. It was his fate to die young.
2. She believed that her fate was in the hands of the gods.
3. The two men were united by fate.
4. Her fate was sealed when she made that mistake.
5. Despite his efforts to change it, fate was against him.