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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pur-pi-too-i-tee, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr pɪˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-



Definition of perpetuity

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French perpetuité "permanence, duration" (13c., Modern French perpétuité) and directly from Latin perpetuitatem (nominative perpetuitas) "uninterrupted duration, continuity, continuous succession," from perpetuus (see perpetual).
  • noun state of being perpetual
  • noun unlimited time
Example sentences :
  • If it were otherwise, it might be delegated to a foreign prince, and delegated in perpetuity.
  • Extract from : « The Electoral Votes of 1876 » by David Dudley Field
  • This day was declared by the Malolos Congress to be a public holiday in perpetuity.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • What is the security of a tomb or the perpetuity of an embalmment?
  • Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving
  • But this force was no guarantee for perpetuity of influence.
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I » by John Morley
  • For it was this belief in its own perpetuity that was its strength and weakness.
  • Extract from : « A Phyllis of the Sierras » by Bret Harte
  • What, therefore, consists with the perpetuity and strength of the Union?
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 » by Various
  • He directed that it should be worn by the grand masters in perpetuity.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 » by Various
  • So also their subjects address them by the titles of "Your Perpetuity, your Eternity."
  • Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli
  • Nor is this conflict, nor is its perpetuity, difficult of explanation.
  • Extract from : « Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) » by John Henry Newman
  • Its perpetuity is linked closely with the resistance of all efforts at reform.
  • Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones

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