perendinantn.
/pəˈrɛndᵻnənt/, U.S. /pəˈrɛndənənt/ historical. rare.
A person making a protracted stay at a religious house or (esp.) university college. Cf. perendinate v. 2.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun]
sojourner14..
surgyon14..
sojournerc1460
sojourantc1475
sojournant1477
perhendinancer1489
lodger1511
indweller1535
transient1740
visitant1751
perendinant1886
one-nighter1923
1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. I. Introd. 88 The word perendinant (perendinans) was originally applied to persons who availed themselves of the hospitality of religious houses, by making long visits.
1908 T. A. Walker in A. W. Ward et al. Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. II. xv. 353 The disturbing guest and the would-be perendinant were, alike, repelled.
1980 Past & Present 86 41 He proceeded to study Law (and to be a perendinant of Peterhouse 1460–2) supported by various ecclesiastical positions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1886- to throw one's cassock to the nettles
- to throw one's energy into
- to throw one's etc
- to throw one's etc into
- to throw one's face
- to throw one's fastball
- to throw one's feet
- to throw one's frock to the nettles
- to throw one's hat in the ring
- to throw one's hat into the ring
- to throw one's heart into
- to throw one's leg over
- to throw one's money about
- to throw one's mouth
- to throw one's rattle out of the cot
- to throw one's rattle out of the pram
- to throw one's soul into
- to throw one's toys out of the cot
- to throw one's toys out of the pram
- to throw one's weight about or around
- to throw one's wicket away
- to throw oneself at
- to throw oneself at the head of
- to throw oneself away
- to throw oneself into