perpetualty

[Eng. perpetual; -ty.] The quality, state, or condition of being perpetual. "And yet scriptures for great elde, so been defaced, that no perpetual tie maie in hem been iudged." Chaucer: Testament of Loue , bk. i. *per-pět-u-ange, s. [Eng. perpetu ( al ); -ance .] Perpetuity. (Newe Custome , ii. 1.) tper-pět'-u-ate, a . [Lat. perpetuatus , pa. par. of perpetuoto perpetuate, from perpetuus =continuous, perpetual, from perpes (gen it. per pet is )= lasting, continuous.] Perpetuated, made perpetual; continued for eternity, or for an indefinite time; continually repeated. "The trees and flowers remain By Nature's care perpetuate and self-sown." Southey, in Ann andale . per-pět-u-āte, v. t . [PERPETUATE, a .; Fr. perpétuer; Sp. perpetuar ; Ital. perpetuare . ] 1. To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize. 2. To continue without ce ation or interruption. "The power of perpetuating our property in our families."- Burke : French Revolution., per-pět-u-ā'-tion, s . [Fr. perpétuation , from perpétuer=to perpetuate (q. v.); Sp. perpetuacion ; Ital. perpetuazione .] The act of perpetuating or making perpetual; the act of preserving from extinction or oblivion to eternity or for an indefinite period. "Which tends the most to the perpetuation of society itself."-Burke: French Revolution. Perpetuation of testimony : Law : The taking of testimony in certain cases, in order to preserve it for future use, If, for instance, witne es to a disputable fact are old and