Antonyms for perpetuity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pur-pi-too-i-tee, -tyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr pɪˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-

end
stoppage

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

Synonyms for perpetuity

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