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Perpotation

Perˊpo-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
perpotatio
, fr.
perpotate
. See
Per-
, and
Potation
.]
The act of drinking excessively; a drinking bout.
[Obs.]
The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded as the
perquisite
of the soldiers.
Prescott.
The best
perquisites
of a place are the advantages it gaves a man of doing good.
Addison.
2.
pl.
(Law)
Things gotten by a man’s own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent.
Mozley & W.

Definition 2024


perpotation

perpotation

English

Noun

perpotation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) excessive drinking; a drinking bout