perpetuity
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perpetuity
- /ˌpɜː(ɹ)pɪˈtjuːɪti/ UK
- /ˌpɝpəˈtuːɪti/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English perpetuitee, perpetuite, perpetuyte, from Old French perpetüité, ultimately from Latin perpetuitās.
noun perpetuities
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The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence.
Mr. Waller adds that when the railway was authorised in 1897, one of the clauses of the Act authorising the transfer of the line to the North British Railway provided that that company should work it in perpetuity, and it was this clause that caused the interim interdict to be granted.
Similar: endlessness
- Something that is perpetual.
- 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.
- An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.
Similar: eternity
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noun
Similar: eternity
Translations
Every language
noun the quality or state of being perpetual
| Español | perpetuidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 永世 eisei, 恒久 kōkyū |
| 中文 | 永世 yǒngshì |
| हिन्दी | निरंतरता nirantartā |
| Português | perpetuidade |
| Français | perpétuité |
| Italiano | perennità, perpetuità |
| العربية | خُلْد ḵuld |
Talk about this word "perpetuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perpetuity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perpetuity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perpetuity "perpetuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perpetuity.Cite this
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