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† perˈtingent, a. Obs.
[ad. L. pertingent-em, pr. pple. of pertingĕre to stretch out, reach, extend, f. per through (see per- 1) + tangĕre to touch; see -ent.]
Touching; in contact; reaching to.
1656Blount Glossogr., Pertingent, extending, reaching or joyning near unto. 1658Phillips, Pertingent lines in Heraldry, vide Entire. Ibid., Entire pertingents, are lines that run the longest way of the sheilds position, without touching the Center. |