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Webster 1913 Edition
Pernancy
Per′nan-cy
(pẽr′nan-sy̆)
, Noun.
[OF.
prenance
, fr. prendre
, prenre
, penre
, to take, L. prendere
, prehendere
.] (Law)
A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pernancy
PER'NANCY
,Noun.