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perdurance Now rare.|pəˈdjʊərəns|
[a. obs. F. par-, perdurance (15–16th c.), f. pardurant pr. pple.: see -ance.]
Permanence, duration.
1508Fisher Penit. Ps. cii. Wks. (1876) 194 Ferre aboue the perduraunce of heuens, or of the erth. 1592W. Wyrley Armorie, Ld. Chandos 30 We..high honors plant as if perdurance had promised continuall showring. a1650May Satir. Puppy (1657) 59 Or else erect new Castles in the Air, and strengthen their foundation with half an hours perdurance longer then the former. 1875Veitch Lucretius 76 Space, Time, Cause, Identity, Perdurance, and other notions. |