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pernancy

UK/ˈpɜːnənsi/US/ˈpɜɹnənsi/

pernancy noun: a taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.

Noun

pernancy (usually uncountable, plural pernancies)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.
    • pernancy of the profits1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Forms of pernancy

pluralpernancies

Origin of pernancy

From Anglo-Norman pernance, from Old French prenance, from prendre, prenre, penre (“to take”), from Latin prendere, prehendere.

Questions about pernancy

What does pernancy mean?
Pernancy means a taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.
What part of speech is pernancy?
Pernancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce pernancy?
Pernancy is pronounced /ˈpɜːnənsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of pernancy?
The plural of pernancy is pernancies.

Words near pernancy in the dictionary

  1. Pernambucan
  2. Pernambucans
  3. pernambuco
  4. pernambucone
  5. pernancies
  6. pernancy
  7. Pernas
  8. perne
  9. Perneau
  10. perned
  11. Pernell

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