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Webster 1913 Edition

Perficient

Per-fi′cient

,
Adj.
[L.
perficiens
, p. pr. of
perficere
to perform. See
Perfect
.]
Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual.
[R.]
Blackstone.

Per-fi′cient

,
Noun.
One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who endows a charity.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Perficient

PERFI'CIENT

,
Noun.
[L. perficiens.] One who endows a charity.

Definition 2024

perficient

perficient

English

Noun

perficient ‎(plural perficients)

  1. One who performs or perfects a work.
  2. One who endows a charity.

Adjective

perficient ‎(comparative more perficient, superlative most perficient)

  1. Making or doing throughly; efficient; effectual.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)

Latin

Verb

perficient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of perficiō

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