pernancy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′nən sē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•nan•cy  (pûr′nən sē),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawa taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.
  • Latin pre(he)ndere; see apprehend) + -ance -ance; see -ancy
  • alteration of Anglo-French pernance, metathetic variant of Old French prenance literally, a taking, equivalent. to pren-, pretonic stem of prendre to take (1635–45

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