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Webster 1913 Edition
Perpetuity
Perˊpe-tu′i-ty
,Noun.
[L.
perpetuitas
: cf. F. perpétuité
.] 1.
The quality or state of being perpetual;
as, the
. perpetuity
of lawsBacon.
A path to
perpetuity
of fame. Byron.
The
perpetuity
of a single emotion is insanity. I. Taylor.
2.
Something that is perpetual.
South.
3.
Endless time.
“And yet we should, for perpetuity, go hence in debt.” Shak.
4.
(Annuities)
(a)
The number of years in which the simple interest of any sum becomes equal to the principal.
(b)
The number of years’ purchase to be given for an annuity to continue forever.
(c)
A perpetual annuity.
5.
(Law)
(a)
Duration without limitations as to time.
(b)
The quality or condition of an estate by which it becomes inalienable, either perpetually or for a very long period; also, the estate itself so modified or perpetuated.
Webster 1828 Edition
Perpetuity
PERPETU'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Continued uninterrupted existence, or duration for an indefinite period of time; as the perpetuity of laws and institutions; the perpetuity of fame.2.
Something of which there will be no end.Definition 2024
perpetuity
perpetuity
English
Noun
perpetuity (countable and uncountable, plural perpetuities)
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence.
- (countable) Something that is perpetual.
- (countable, law) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as being fixed by the general law.
- (countable, finance) An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.
Translations
an annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely
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See also
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perpetuity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- perpetuity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- perpetuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913