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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.