pernancy

[ pur-nuhn-see ]

nounLaw.
  1. a taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.

Origin of pernancy

1
1635–45; alteration of Anglo-French pernance, metathetic variant of Old French prenance literally, a taking, equivalent to pren-, pretonic stem of prendre to take (<Latin pre(he)ndere;see apprehend) + -ance-ance; see -ancy

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