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perpetuity
per·pe·tu·i·ty P0204000 (pûr′pĭ-to͞o′ĭ-tē, -tyo͞o′-)n. pl. per·pe·tu·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being perpetual: "The perpetuity of the Church was an article of faith" (Morris L. West).2. Time without end; eternity.3. Law a. The condition of an estate that is limited so as to be inalienable either perpetually or longer than the period determined by law.b. An estate so limited.4. An annuity payable indefinitely.Idiom: in perpetuity For an indefinite period of time; forever.perpetuity (ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. eternity2. the state or quality of being perpetual3. (Law) property law a limitation preventing the absolute disposal of an estate for longer than the period allowed by law4. (Banking & Finance) an annuity with no maturity date and payable indefinitely5. in perpetuity for ever[C15: from Old French perpetuite, from Latin perpetuitās continuity; see perpetual]per•pe•tu•i•ty (ˌpɜr pɪˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or character of being perpetual. 2. endless or indefinitely long duration or existence. 3. an annuity paid for life. [1375–1425; late Middle English perpetuite < Latin perpetuitās. See perpetual, -ity] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | perpetuity - the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)sempiternitypermanence, permanency - the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
perpetuitynounin perpetuity for ever, for good, permanently, for keeps (informal), for all time, for eternity, for always The US Government gave the land to the tribe in perpetuity.perpetuitynoun1. The quality or state of having no end:ceaselessness, endlessness, eternality, eternalness, eternity, everlastingness, world without end.2. The totality of time without beginning or end:eternality, eternalness, eternity, infinity, sempiternity.Translations
IdiomsSeein perpetuityperpetuity
perpetuity Property law a limitation preventing the absolute disposal of an estate for longer than the period allowed by law Perpetuity
perpetuityn. forever. (See: in perpetuity, rule against perpetuities) PERPETUITY, estates. Any limitation tending to take the subject of it out of commerce for a longer period than a life or lives in being, and twenty-one years beyond; and in case of a posthumous child, a few months more, allowing for the term of gestation; Randall on Perpetuities, 48; or it is such a limitation of property as renders it unalienable beyond the period allowed by law. Gilbert on Uses, by Sugden, 260, note.
2. Mr. Justice Powell, in Scattergood v. Edge, 12 Mod. 278, distinguished perpetuities into two sorts, absolute and qualified; meaning thereby, as it is apprehended, a distinction between a plain, direct and palpable perpetuity, and the case where an estate is limited on a contingency, which might happen within a reasonable compass of time, but where the estate nevertheless, from the nature of the limitation, might be kept out of commerce longer than was thought agreeable to the policy of the common law. But this distinction would not now lead to a better understanding or explanation of the subject; for whether an estate be so limited that it cannot take effect, until a period too much protracted, or whether on a contingency which may happen within a moderate compass of time, it equally falls within the line of perpetuity and the limitation is therefore void; for it is not sufficient that an estate may vest within the time allowed, but the rule requires that it must. Randall on Perp. 49. Vide Cruise, Dig. tit. 32, c. 23; 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr. 406; 2 Ves. Jr. 357; 3 Saund. 388 h. note; Com. Dig. Chancery, 4 G 1; 3 Chan. Cas. 1; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1890. perpetuity
PerpetuityA constant stream of identical cash flows without end, such as a British consol.PerpetuityCash flows paid to a person or company on an ongoing basis that are expected to go on indefinitely. The cash flows ordinarily do not increase, and as a result become less valuable over time because of inflation.perpetuity A stream of payments that is expected to last indefinitely.perpetuityNever ending; forever. A legal principle called the rule against perpetuities says that transfers of interests in land must vest, if at all, within lives in being plus a gestational period and 21 years, or they are void. perpetuity
Synonyms for perpetuityphrase in perpetuitySynonyms- for ever
- for good
- permanently
- for keeps
- for all time
- for eternity
- for always
Synonyms for perpetuitynoun the quality or state of having no endSynonyms- ceaselessness
- endlessness
- eternality
- eternalness
- eternity
- everlastingness
- world without end
noun the totality of time without beginning or endSynonyms- eternality
- eternalness
- eternity
- infinity
- sempiternity
Synonyms for perpetuitynoun the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)SynonymsRelated Words |