Sentence:  He then launched forth into a panegyric on Allworthy's goodness; into the highest encomiums on his friendship; and concluded by saying, he should never forgive his brother for having put the place which he bore in that friendship to a <WSD>hazard</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. (from 16th c.)